Feeding Mishap

[Reptile_Man]

Went to feed Carmen 2night,and she struck at the mouse 3 times but dropped it, this time she struck at the stomach area and it burst and after that she didnt go near it.i have yet to get her to feed 2 times in a row.have her since february or early january and she hasnt fed consistently.she is still pokin her head out of the opening looking for a mouse but she ignored the mouse i used after she burst the stomach. i think this girl just likes teasing me.

[TheAudOne]

She obviously wasnt attempting to catch it...it was a warning strike attempting to get the rat to leave her alone...obviously with a busted stomach she reached her goal lol...


How is your set up? (temps...hides...humidity etc) and what size is she vs. what your offering her?

[Reptile_Man]

she is about 20 inches long, maybe a lil more,medium sized adult mouse like she took the few times she did feed.i dont think it was a defensive strike, when i braught the mouse into the room, she smelled it straight away and went into the strike pose before i even put the mouse in there(she did the same thing the few times she ate for me) so i dont think it was actually a defensive strike(i use thongs)temps are 93 hot side and 84 cool side.humidity is 55% right now.

[TheAudOne]

And thats 93 and 84 on the bottom of the tank?

Is she ready to shed possibly?

[Reptile_Man]

aye,the thermometer is bout maybe 2 inches above the substrate.havnt handled her much in the last 2 weeks either,not going to till i get her feeding coinsistently.if she would eat half aswell as my corn id be happy.that guy is a lil pig.no, not ready to shed.

[rabernet]

You're feeding frozen/thawed? Have you tried a live mouse yet?

[Reptile_Man]

yeah im feedin frozen thawed,i was gonna try a live mouse but nowhere near me does live mice for some reason.

[bznj1]

aye,the thermometer is bout maybe 2 inches above the substrate.havnt handled her much in the last 2 weeks either,not going to till i get her feeding coinsistently.if she would eat half aswell as my corn id be happy.that guy is a lil pig.no, not ready to shed.

You might want to bump the heat Down a bit!

[Reptile_Man]

You might want to bump the heat Down a bit!

bump the heat down?so why do people say to keep it between between 90-94 hot end and 80-85 cool end then?

[rabernet]

bump the heat down?so why do people say to keep it between between 90-94 hot end and 80-85 cool end then?

Probably because if you are measuring 2 inches above ground level, your actual ground level temperatures are warmer. Are you using those stick on dials or a digital thermometer?