GUYS, PYTHIA ATE TODAY ALL BY HERSELF!!! SHE EVEN KILLED HER OWN FOOD!! I'M SO PROUD OF MY GIRL!
She ate it ass first like a newb but she still ate. I watched very carefully. The store gave me a small hopper because all their fuzzies were kind of tiny and because its eyes were open, I was making sure it wasn't going to hurt my baby. It took a little while for her to come around to it but she grabbed it. There wasn't really a strike. She more moved around to its hind end and bit down and quickly wrapped around it but I think she got a pretty good hold on it. She then proceeded to yank it tail first off the cardboard I laid down but I tried. I didn't see much substrate stuck to it though.
I really appreciate everyone's advice because we would not be here if not for your help and encouragement.
Lusiphera: thank you for your reply. It didn't sit right with me either. I tried and tried to get it but the care manager said that because it had Petco's logo on it, she wasn't allowed to give it to me. I even asked to take a photo of it and she refused. So I just tried to memorize the highlights from it while she let me look it over. She was a real pain in the ass. She was the one who said it was normal for her to be off feed for that long. She also thought she wasn't that skinny and told me to wait 2 WEEKS to feed her after I got her. I later complained to my Petco's regional office about her and the other employees care of the animals there. I don't know if they did anything but I couldn't just let that slide.
I am working on getting a thermostat asap. I have to save up a little but luckily my next paycheck is around the corner so we should have one here soon.
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