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MCConstrictors
at Fri Mar 7 01:27:57 2008 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by MCConstrictors ]
Hey guys,
I've never dealt with hatchling BPs before, but I've got a few adults. This particular hatchling is really driving me nuts. She's real small (~120g), and we currently keep her in a 20L w/a screen top. She's got 2 regular hides and one moist hide, aspen, a UTH & light (it's still the dead of winter in WI... the light will go away once it gets warm enough with just the UTH), a water dish and a branch to climb on. She lives in the bedroom, which doesn't see much action during the day, so she gets left alone for the most part.
What's driving me nuts is that she won't eat, and she cruises her cage CONSTANTLY. I got her on 11/25/07 and she has since eaten for me only 6 times (She has shed once in this time period). Part of me wants to believe that she's just not eating because of the season, but the fact that she cruises constantly has me worried that maybe she's just not comfortable/secure in her tank. I'm thinking about covering up all four sides of her cage with black paper and not doing anything more than changing her water for the next week or so, but I wanted to know if anyone more experienced had other advice. The last time she ate was 2/17 (1 Large Mouse... we've offered rat pinks but have had much more success with mice and we just want her to eat), so it's not really URGENT that she eat, it would just give me peace of mind.
I have a rack, but it's for corns and rats so it doesn't really get up to the right temps for a BP, or else I would try to stick her in there.
Any advice?
Thanks a lot.
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-Jaime Palma
Mad-City Constrictors
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 Hatchling's really restless/won't eat - MCConstrictors, Fri Mar 7 01:27:57 2008
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