Quote Originally Posted by patientz3ro View Post
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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definitely some really interesting points you make. I double checked the hot side and it remains at 87 and humidity 70%. her cold side is 73 at the moment. The belly thing is something i didn't think of for sure although when i handle her or sometimes when i catch her roaming she does slither normally. The fasting i know happens I just worry about her weight dropping too much but i know they eat when they want to. The last feeder i gave her was 84 isn so I made her frozen rat 88 of course it began to cool down and what not. What is very interesting that i have started to notice is that she seems quite afraid of the rat. I tried the tongs idea and such but if the rat comes close she will back away fast and coil up. if it touches her she does the same and will bury her head under her body or just try to coil up tight. She really avoids it to be honest. So I'm not sure if something is wrong with her or what to do. This feeding I just did today was two weeks since my last attempt, also a refusal, so should i just keep trying?