I had this girl for about 3 months. She'a about 5 years old and 7' in length. Good height and girth. The friends I got her from had her from birth. She was feeding every three weeks on live jumbo rats.

Once I got her I wanted to switch her to F/T. On 6/6/08 she was offered a F/T rat and ate it within 10 mins. She had not eaten for three weeks. She was offered another F/T on 6/20/08 which she did not eat after 24 hours of it being in her cage. She was offered another F/T on 6/29/08. She ate this one within a few hours and promptly escaped her cage for about an hour. SHe has subsequently been offered as follows: 7/13/08 - F/T, did not eat. 7/19/08 - Live, did not eat. 7/26/08 - Live, did not eat. And I've been trying to get her to eat a Live Large Rat for the past three days with no success.

I'm not dreadfully worried. She's shed twice since last she ate and her stools are healthy looking. She doesn't appear to be in any distress, no breathing problems. She has been spending more time underneath the liner of her cage though.

I've never had a picky BCC before.

The temp in her cage is 90 on the warm, 80 on the cool - and gets direct sunlight about 4 hours a day. Humidity is about 50-60%.

Any thoughts?

Thanks in advance.

Greg

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