thank you everyone for replying. i've gotten some really good advice.



to answer some of your questions, she does have a half log to hide in, very tight, but she doesnt have one on each side of the glass aquarium i keep her in. so i will have to fix that, though i think i will need to get a larger tank-right now she is in a 30 gallon glass aquarium. i will also start keeping one side of the cage hotter, perhaps that should do the trick. i know some of you were asking about these things, so i wanted to give you the info. i do keep track of the temps with two in-tank thermomenters, one on the cool side and one on the hot side. i also have a humdidity gauge in there as well. thank you again for all the wonderful advice. also, before posting, i was thinking i didnt handle her enough, because i only handle her a few times a month. i thought i was isolating her more than helping, but i guess i need to realize she isnt a mammal, she's a reptile. lol. i also realized i may be feeding her too early in the day. she is nocturnal, after all- so ill start feeding her during her normal waking hours- in the evening. i do have one question though, when is breeding season-question mark. i have read they enter breeding cycles during the rainy season, and if that is the case, then her breeding season for this area, florida, would be now. that would explain her increased activity in the cage lately, and may also explain why she hasnt been eating recently. i will certainly keep trying to get her to eat. thank you for the advice on the scale. i shall try to find one. there was a period during the first two months i had her that she did eat every week, and you know what, the temps in the cage were higher at that time because i had better heating lamps. i didnt really think of it until i read your posts. oh yes, she does have a heating pad she can snuggle on, but i was only using it in the winter time, however i think i will turn it back on. when she bit me, she was nice and warm from my body heat, so i think perhaps she has been a bit too cold to eat, so i will have to change that. thanks again everyone for all of your help. i really really appreciate it, more than you know.



all the best,

jessica

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