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    Re: Thin Hatchling - HELP!

    Quote Originally Posted by Homegrownscales View Post
    85g and had eaten 5 times over a period of 5 weeks? Maybe can't say that it's impossible.She was an awfully tiny hatchling then. I've had some little ones out of the egg at 81-88g this year. She doesn't look emaciated which is good. But she does sound stressed. The refusals and the cruising the tub all the time tell you that. Here's what I would do.
    Black out the tub. Either spray paint the outside, or cover it with heavy construction paper.
    Leave her for a couple days after that.
    Try feeding with a live mouse hopper.
    I wouldnt say it's time to assist yet.
    Well good luck with her.
    To add to this: Replace her paper towels with aspen and crumpled up newspaper, and remove the vines (they'll be hard to clean if she poos on them). If she has a bunch of extra space inside her hides, reduce it some with more newspaper crumples. Wait a few days as noted above and leave a live mouse hopper or fuzzy rat in with her overnight. I agree that it isn't time to assist yet. If she has eaten in the past, then she knows what food is, which would usually be the only reason to assist a hatchling. You need to determine/remove the source of her stress that is preventing her from eating (like her whole tub moving after she grabbed her prey ).
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