I just wanted to give a little update on this picky little girl and see if you guys have any other suggestions. For the past two feedings I have offered her well heated frozen/thawed hoppers late at night and she still refuses to eat them, whether I dangle them in front of her or leave them in her enclosure overnight. So, reluctantly, I keep giving in and giving her live mice the next day... I will say that she definitely acted a lot more interested in the well heated f/t than she ever has one at room temperature. She actually looked like she was going to take it while I was dangling it in front of her. She sat straight up out of her tub flickering her tongue at it and smelling it.
Do you guys think I would be better off withholding live mice altogether until she gives in and eats f/t? Do you think she could be learning that all she has to do is refuse the f/t and she'll get a nice, succulent live mouse? If that is the case, she is even a lot more stubborn than me, because when I first got her she refused f/t for a month straight without getting a live mouse... lol
My biggest concern with withholding live mice altogether is, would not eating for long periods affect her development negatively or stunt her growth?
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