I gave her 5 days left completely alone before I first attempted to feed her. I left a small rat pup in her cage overnight and actually found it cuddled up to her in the hide spot the next morning. 5 days may not seem like much but I picked her up a short drive from my house so she wasn't put through the stress of being shipped.
After she did not eat I assumed she may need more security so I switched her bedding to aspen. Waited another 4-5 days untouched and left a pinky rat with her...still did not eat. I switched to carefresh the next day and again tried feeding about 5 days later. Same result.
Humidity in the cage is always between 50-60% and she always has fresh, clean water. I bumped up the helix to 94 degrees at the temp probe. My ambient temps are reading about 86 so I shouldn't go any higher. I have five other snakes in the same rack, same set up and they are all agressive eaters.
The breeder told me she was eating rat pups and has actually ate for him 7 different times. I really don't trust a word he told me though. He also has listed in the ad she weighed 182 grams! FYI she was 68 grams yesterday.
Perhaps I have changed up her setup too often but I'm just really worried because I know hatchlings cannot go without food for too long.








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