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    Re: Not eating is normal, but when should I be worried

    Quote Originally Posted by Kodayin View Post
    Thank you! I'm not worried that it's been a month, as again it's normal. Just with everything going on, I'm worried about her stress levels as well as her health
    She's still a very healthy weight (she had a vet check up the beginning of this week and will have another soon) and her body score is a perfect 10, but yeah I'm an extra worried wart over her lately 😂
    Completely understandable. Have faith she'll eat when she's ready. I personally have switched feeding my technique when it comes to my BPs. I actually let them dictate when I feed. I wait until I see them displaying "hunting behavior". What that means is I wait until I see their head poking out of their hide on consecutive nights. If I see that I offer on night three. So far 100% success rate. (knock on wood, hahaha)
    I had one on a strike for about 3 months and he just recently ate. I hadn't offered in at least 6 weeks. But he showed the behavior I mentioned on back to back nights, so I offered on night three and he ate.

    That being said, I've been in this hobby a long time and trust my ability to monitor their weight and body structure as well as my ability to "read" their body language.
    So what works for me may not work for everyone, but it's been working for me and my BPs for about a year now using this technique.

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