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Thread: My new rescue

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    My new rescue

    This is the young ball I picked up yesterday after she was abandoned. She likes to try and bite which is a new experience for me, never met a defensive ball before. She did take a small mouse today, I'll give her a week and then start on taming.


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    Great job on the rescue, she is very pretty. Give her a good 14 days or so to settle in. Keep feeding if she'll take it, but I wouldn't start handling her too much for a while. I bet she settles right down in no time at all.
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    She's a pretty bp. Congrats on the rescue.

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    Thanks I had expected her to be in much worse condition but it appears she was taken care of decently. I am worried about how cold she was though, all she has was a small slightly warm heat rock and the heat was off in the house with temps around 35*.

    All I have for food right now are F/T mice about the size of her head. I'll be getting adult mice next week but in the mean time, should I offer her multiples of the ones I have or is smaller meals the way to go for now?

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    No harm in offering her multiples. She'll either take them or not.
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    Re: My new rescue

    Quote Originally Posted by Slim View Post
    No harm in offering her multiples. She'll either take them or not.
    Agreed!!! Nice job on the rescue too
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    Re: My new rescue

    Congratulations on the rescue! I think you should name her Lucky!

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    Re: My new rescue

    Quote Originally Posted by Slim View Post
    Great job on the rescue, she is very pretty. Give her a good 14 days or so to settle in. Keep feeding if she'll take it, but I wouldn't start handling her too much for a while. I bet she settles right down in no time at all.
    i agree with slim i bet she will settles down very quickly
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    She is settling in nicely. I just took her out for a quick hold and she didn't strike or shy away at all. Think I might take her out for a soak tomorrow, the humidity here is really low and she looks a bit dried out.

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