Quote Originally Posted by Megz View Post
On a side note, is it odd that she spends all her time on the cold side? Temps remain as stated and two identical hides but she is consistently sleeping on the cold side all day and night and I'm not sure if thats odd behaviour. Anyone else have this?
GENERALLY that's a good sign that your hot side is too hot, although your earlier posts don't look that way. I'd check ground temp in a few different spots with a temp gun just to be safe. Make sure you check inside the hot hide as well. Temps inside there can be a bit higher because it's somewhat enclosed and right over a heat source. Kinda like an oven.

If your BP is staying in cooler areas of the cage, that could have some impact on feeding frequency as well. With constantly cooler temps, metabolism and digestion are slower. Just out of curiosity, if she's willing to eat live, shoot a temp on one of her live feeders. Next time you try to feed frozen, try to get the prey at least the same temp, maybe a few degrees warmer. I'm going to agree with the "no boiling water" crowd. I'm sure someone has done it successfully, but getting it that hot that fast runs the risk of cooking the rat. That's not healthy, AND if you've never smelled boiled rat...it's every bit as bad as it sounds. You might also consider her size and weight. She's only about one good meal over the 1000g mark, so you could be seeing the notorious fast that seems to happen.

The movement thing is odd. Check her belly for any signs of burns or injury. It almost sounds like that might be a possibility, especially if she's avoiding the warmer side of the cage and not eating.

I'm just brainstorming here, but if none of those are a problem, at least we've ruled some things out.

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