Help!! my ball wont eat!!

She is about a year and a half, I have had her since she was hatched, and she has always been a wonderful eater! Never turned down a meal at all...EVER! (thats a lie, she actually will only eat live or freshly killed...and it has to be solid white no color at all) It has been almost a month now since she has had food, and I know this is not really that long and this may be nothing more then her first official winter hunger strike, but still I am concerned. My brother in law is an exotic vet. and he told me just raise the heat and humidity and it would be fine but alas that didn't work.

*fast facts*
-heat= 80-85
-humidity= high 70's
-near perfect shed late yesterday and pooped this morning
-she used to eat 1-3 times every two weeks depending on the size
-only eats solid white food
-was on small(ish) rats...have been trying with XL-mice (due to lack of solid white rats)
-normally has no problem switching back and forth between rats and mice
-was using cage carpet, then switched to aspen
- people have recommended just leaving the food in there with her and she will eventually eat it, but thanks to pictures and articles found on this site i refuse to leave her with live food unattended.


PLEASE HELP

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• Irrational fears of a fairly new mother - seaweedqueen6524, Wed Jan 5 19:04:22 2011
• Forgot to meintion - seaweedqueen6524, Wed Jan 5 19:24:46 2011
• RE: Forgot to meintion - BuzzardBall, Wed Jan 5 19:48:44 2011
• RE: Forgot to meintion - seaweedqueen6524, Wed Jan 5 19:54:22 2011
• RE: Forgot to meintion - jdcobra, Fri Jan 7 16:02:17 2011
• RE: Forgot to meintion - ballgraff, Wed Jan 5 19:52:14 2011
• RE: Irrational fears of a fairly new mother - pitoon, Thu Jan 6 02:00:24 2011
• RE: Irrational fears of a fairly new mother - ohernz, Thu Jan 6 05:06:33 2011
• One more joining the chorus - John_Yezbak, Thu Jan 6 13:44:46 2011