Well i definitely haven't been handling her NEAR as much while she's sick. Mainly only 5-10 minutes a day for her betadine bath, then maybe a few minutes afterward. But definitely no more than that. My male has been eating fine. he ate 3 mice this week, which is more than normal. But he hadn't eaten for like 3 weeks before then, so he was hungry. Also, his rot is no where near as severe as my female's either.