Quote Originally Posted by bigSAK View Post
I know this is always an ongoing topic discussed in the BP world. Just looking for some advice from experts.

My BP is a little over a year old, I had her eating F/T Rat every 5 days, about 10% of her body weight, nothing too big since I had the frequency up. My plan was to do that till she reached a year then go to 1/week. She was up around 750g, then mid winter she stopped eating for me (I don't know current weight). It's been quite some time though as I think the beginning of December was the last time she ate. She looks completely healthy, no wrinkles and definitely got much longer. The other day was the first time I saw a urate.

I change her water every few days and her husbandry is on point:
cold side: 79-81deg/70%hum
hot side: 86-88deg/60%hum
UTH regulated at 91deg, 86-88 deg on substrate (measured on glass with laser temp gun)

I've done a full cleaning recently. I've waited 2+ weeks between offering a meal for the last 3 attempts.

She has showed interest but then doesn't strike, she just seems to go back in her hide. I got mouse bedding and shook the rat up in that to add some scent to it before heating it up with a hair dryer.

Should I offer a live meal to maybe jump start her? I'm worried she wont take the FT anymore if I do so and I want her on Rats.



Any advice is more than welcome!

Thanks
Jared
I had a 750 gram male go off feed from Dec to the beginning of May and just start eating again like nothing. Idk why he went off feed but it happens. I currently have a enchi pinstipe that decided to go off feed a few weeks ago.