Quote Originally Posted by Zincubus View Post
She's not been eating and she's looking thin so she could easily dehydrated. .. Nobody here could possibly rule that out .
A short soak won't do her any harm and it won't be half as scary as the attempted force feeding she's been through already.

Surely they don't just eat mice in the wild so they're not-wired to eat many different types of small rodents / mammals is I understand , so why not try something different - as long as they leave a week or so in between attempts . Ive a mate who's Royal will only and has only ever eaten chicks ....that's why I suggested it .
I've had enough experience with youngsters but I'm not suggesting that I'm any kind of expert on anything ... I've not suggested anything that will cause harm to the little thing .imho,
Deb suggested mice because mice are like candy to a bp. A small young bp will be more likely to accept a mouse than a chick. Plus a chick would be too big for a 68g hatchling, and mice are much more readily available than chicks for most people. When a hatchling is not eating you want to offer it something it will recognize as food. Offering a chick would just fit her stress out the snake.