First Time Owner Feeding Issues

[Zincubus]

Hi guys!

So let me preface this by saying that I've researched everything as much as possible but I'm still going to give you the run down. Fudge was born in January, I got her last Tuesday (4/11). Totally love her! I'm trying not to freak out because like I said I researched everything to death but I wanted to see if I'm doing everything all right and if anyone can give me more tips. The thing is about Fudge, she was started with live and I'm trying to switch her to f/t. The breeder told me there shouldn't be any problems since she's pretty young and she was eating pretty well before. She was fed almost 2 weeks ago. I waited a week so she wouldn't get stressed due to her new environment.
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So I tried feeding her last night. I haven't handled her at all since I got her a week ago. I made sure her temps/humidity are right (thermostat, temp gun and thermometer/humidity gauge). She's in a 20 gallon, coconut substrate, has 2 hides, decorations, water bowl etc. So I have her setup pretty down pat.

I made sure it was dark when I tried to feed her. Thawed the mice right on top of her cage so she can smell it. Then heated it (blow dry) before I tried to give it to her. She's pretty active at night, explores etc but when I did the zombie dance with the mice, She had no interest. So I left it overnight with her and poked a hole in the mice head (ick). I just checked and it's still there.

Normally, I wouldn't worry. Since I know they can go without for a few feedings. But she's used to live and she's a baby. They need to eat more often right? She's maybe 9 weeks.

I'm gonna leave it for a couple more hours then throw it out. I'm trying to look for live feeders here where I live (Brooklyn) but having a hard time finding any. Worse comes to worse, I was going to give it to her.

Let me know what you think. I'm so sorry if this post is all over the place, I'm trying sooooo hard not to have conniptions here. A cow may be possible though.

How many times did you reheat with a hairdryer and offer ?

Sounds like you did everything right as long as you heated and offered instantly whilst still warm , then repeat as many times as is required

The odd one can take 5 or 6 attempts and they tend to get more and more interested each time . If you say there was no interest , not even a tongue lick then I'd suggest leaving another week without handling or anything .. She's still probably settling in given how young she is .


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