Thank you, I truly love her. (:

It’s so dry here the humidity is a constant issue, unfortunately. I forgot to add that I put moss under the warm hide that I wet often so she has a humid hide for when she sheds. She hasn’t had a problem with any sheds, but I think I’ll try putting a humidifier in the room somewhat near her and see what that does. I’ve tried several other methods and the humidity is still awful.

I agree it wouldn’t hurt to be warmer. She typically eats like a pig under the current temps, although it’s winter now and that’s why they’re on the lower end of the spectrum. The heat has been a slight problem this winter. This is the first winter she’s been in this V332 cage as well. She was in glass tanks before and I had an easier time keeping them warm. I can get a space heater or something to try to warm the room when I’m home. Bad idea?? The current house is extremely old and this is the warmest place in it due to the heated flooring. She’ll be moving with me to an apartment soon which will hopefully be more consistent... and better insulated. I’ve thought about adding a radiant heat panel, but would prefer not to have to drill holes into her cage. I’m open to suggestions or recommendations on alternative methods! Something that I can attach to an inner or outer side wall would be ideal due to the construction of this cage.

Yeah, the mouse is definitely heated well. I stick it under the heat lamp about 3-5 min each side after it’s thawed. I’ll try positioning it so the head is more centered and see if that helps. She doesn’t miss too often, I think sometimes it’s half my fault because my hand shakes and I pull the mouse a millimeter to the side and she’s already slightly veered off course. She’s also just smashed straight into the glass a couple times or hits the mice so hard they explode so I think some it might be overexcitement. She’ll slither right out of the tank to grab stuff if I’m not fast enough sometimes. She’s very hard to predict though because there are times she gingerly grabs the mouse or strikes straight from her hide without me seeing her gearing up beforehand. She’ll usually go a long stretch without missing - months can go by, but then something happens and she’ll epically miss and get cagey.

Good to know she’s not the only awkward one out there.


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