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RE: baby ball...concerns

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Posted by: mqbuchanan at Mon Oct 27 18:53:13 2008   [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by mqbuchanan ]  
   

I'd try a mouse hopper, they're a little more active and will hopefully trigger a feeding response. You can always work on switching to rats later once you're sure you've got him eating. Also, try feeding in the early evening, between 7 and 9 at night. Make sure he has plenty of hiding spots and is warm enough, that is vital. What are the temps like in his cage? I keep my hatchlings in a rack system with a hot spot between 88-90 degrees (via heat tape under the rack) and have a hidge box in each end, on in the cool area one in the hot spot. Good luck!


   

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