Meet MOJO

[hozr]

OK so I have had Zillo a week now. I thought I might be good to feed her. I thawed a fuzzy as it was all the damn pet smart had and it will be a week before her bulk order is in. No response....*sigh* Well she is tiny and new here so I tried luring her out of her hide...nothing. I removed the hide from her very gently and teased her with the prey....nothing. I gently picked her up and moved her to a different spot in her enclosure as she only hangs out in one hide...nothing. Then I really got wild. I played with the prey as if it was prancing around her and then lay the thing over her tail like it was asleep...she froze...examined it after about 5 minutes and then decided warm-side hide might be better after all and entered her warm side for the very first time. I am leaving the prey at the entrance to the warm hide for a bit to see if she will take it when I leave her alone.



0.1 normal 100% het pied (Nayo)
0.1 Mojave (Zillo)

[hozr]

Nope...*Le sigh*! Oh well. I know its because of stress. My own bad. Until today there was no day\night cycle for her because the damn starter kit (I use glass terrariums with 3 sides blocked out and insulated) only comes with a daylight bulb. I couldn't make it to the petstore until today to replace it. Its all good now though...dialed in and spiffy. A few more days and I will try again. When she gets going I will have her on a hopper every 4 days until she can take bigger prey. As soon as she can hit a rat pup its once a week.

So how do you get your babies to feed? Think I am right about stress? She has two identical hides...her temps are good (91° belly, 90°-95° ambient air temp, 80° cool side belly)... Night bulb only for light now...So I gotta think I have her stressed.

0.1 normal 100% het pied (Nayo)
0.1 Mojave (Zillo)

[megan8706]

Nope...*Le sigh*! Oh well. I know its because of stress. My own bad. Until today there was no day\night cycle for her because the damn starter kit (I use glass terrariums with 3 sides blocked out and insulated) only comes with a daylight bulb. I couldn't make it to the petstore until today to replace it. Its all good now though...dialed in and spiffy. A few more days and I will try again. When she gets going I will have her on a hopper every 4 days until she can take bigger prey. As soon as she can hit a rat pup its once a week.

So how do you get your babies to feed? Think I am right about stress? She has two identical hides...her temps are good (91° belly, 90°-95° ambient air temp, 80° cool side belly)... Night bulb only for light now...So I gotta think I have her stressed.

0.1 normal 100% het pied (Nayo)
0.1 Mojave (Zillo)

I also use glass terrariums with screen tops, my only heat source is red heat lamp (which is on 24/7.
I honestly think I'm just really lucky on the eating side of things 3 of mine ate the day I bought them, the first I waited the week of no handling and letting her get settled in. My second was originally a little pastel girl, she refused to eat and held out over 6weeks weighed in at 59g I think, I traded her for my second normal and the pastel eventually ate after 2 months the breeder has been assist feeding (I will never buy another from petsmart).
Do you have a scale to weigh her with? And do you know when the last time she ate was?
I'm honestly new to BPs I've only had them since July, so I really don't know much more than the basics, and what I've learned on this amazing forum. I'd say leave her be for now until next feeding day and try again. Give her a little more time to settle in.
Here is a picture of my set up for 2 BPs, my other 2 are in 20 gal terrariums. Also, do you have it cluttered enough? they tend to like feeling like they're in a small space.

[hozr]

I don't have exact details about weight and last feed as I don't have a scale yet and I didn't think to ask for the feed schedule. I got her from LLL so I would think they feed weekly. I really like your dual terrarium setup there... very nice. I don't have the amount of clutter you do but 2 hides, plastic leafy vines, moss, small water bowl. It does leave quite a blank area in front but I am planning to add more homemade terracotta hides and grass clutter soon. I also need to straighten the leaf vines and move them foward more

0.1 normal 100% het pied (Nayo)
0.1 Mojave (Zillo)

[hozr]

I haven't painted the insulator foamcore yet. The screen top is covered by foil wrapped foamcore.

0.1 normal 100% het pied (Nayo)
0.1 Mojave (Zillo)

[megan8706]

MOJO ate two hoppers today!



Thinkin it's time to move him on up to smalls!

[hozr]

WOO!!! Yay for MOJO!

0.1 normal 100% het pied (Nayo)
0.1 Mojave (Zillo)

[megan8706]

MOJO and his woman penny taking a bath together!

[megan8706]

[megan8706]

Long time no update! Been busy busy busy!! Here's some recent of my baby boy mojo!


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