Posted by:
Kelly_Haller
at Tue Apr 20 21:19:46 2004 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by Kelly_Haller ]
Several adult gravid females are imported into Florida every year and I would bet that yours is the offspring of one of them. How the neonates were cared for after birth will have a large effect on how they acclimate after they are purchased by individuals for private collections like yourself. Unfortunately, and I'm not saying yours necessarily was, they are kept in mass in a large cage and in a state of high stress. Many probably never feed before being purchased. Fortunately, they are very young and a large percent can be turned around and do recover. Sub-adult and adult imports are much more likely to fail to acclimate and many perish.
The one you have shouldn't be a problem, as it is feeding; just not on a long term sustaining diet. If she is feeding out of your hand, after eating the first piece of chicken, place a rat in it's mouth against the back end of the chicken piece as she is about to finish swallowing it, and usually they will continue to eat right over the second item. It usually works fairly well if you keep movement slow and don't scare her. It's worth a try.
Kelly
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RE: CB? - Kelly_Haller, Tue Apr 20 21:19:46 2004