Hello Craig, thank you for your reply!

Alright, I will try a frozen hopper then, and if that doesn't work then I will get a live one. And I can turn the temperature down of the water, its just what was coming out of the facet and I took the temp with the heat all the way up. The only think I read about offering frozen mice was to make sure they were 90f.

I do have a lamp and ceramic bulb, but no way to control it aside from plugging it in. And i do worry that it will melt the vinyl sheet I use for humidity. But push comes to shove, I can spray mist for humidity without the sheet. Not sure what you mean by CHE, (Ceramic heat emitter?)

The tub thing was more or less me being anxious to get her to eat. People seem to encourage different things, tub vs no tub, among other things. I plan on feeding her in her enclosure from now on.

Far as prey size goes, I thought you wanted a prey item no bigger than the widest part of her body?

Thanks bunches!

Neiska