Quote Originally Posted by bchapman
julius STILL won't eat..


it has been a week since my last attempted feeding of her - and she has not been touched or anything since.. i have left her tank pretty much covered around all sides to make her more comfortable - but when I put her in her feeding box with her food, she just moves around fast and tries to get out of the box

it has been 3 weeks of her doing this now.. why is this happening?

thanks,
barry
Barry, if I remember correctly, you were feeding her an awful lot when you first got her (like every three days, right?).

And you were also trying to bump her up in prey size rather quickly (if I'm remembering the details correctly).

Sounds to me like she's finally decided to let her body "catch up" with all the food she received early on.

My recommendation would be not to handle her at all until she feeds for you again, and wait at least two weeks before offering any food to her again.

Once she starts eating again, get her on a routine of only being fed once every seven days, and remember that smaller meals really are better, and more than enough to sustain healthy growth (and avoid fasts).