thank you for your reply...the "egg smell" is an interesting theory that I never considered....I just assumed it was because she was so stressed from being moved from the wild. this animal to be quite frank is on deaths door. I wouldn't be surprised if she didn't make it to be honest...she's not defensive in any sense unless she's just too weak to be defensive....she will hiss at me and it seems to take a lot out of her to hiss for even the shortest amount of time...impossible for her to hiss longer than 2 seconds would be a safe bet. thats the only reason I force-fed her...I've kept balls that haven't eaten for months and didnt resort to forcing them but with this one it seemed I should act fast. she shed when I first got her and done not much else...as far as rons advice it all seems great...basically the only differences between what I have and his advice is I have her in a 32qt tub and use aspen instead of mulch. but I will always offer food in every varity to her before I force her.

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