I have a captive born pair, a gold and silver, I think 02 or 03 but cannot remember now? Perhaps siblings of the ones you have? Here is a photo of the silver a year ago eating a rodent. The two are very different in their feeding behavior, the silver more willing to eat during the day and attack like a beast, the gold a bit shy. Both feed much better in the evening and are quite weary of being out and about in a lighted situation and both require a tight hide box or prefer to hide under the mulch in a coil. When kept apart, they feed much better, however they do have periods when they will go off feed for a few weeks for no known reason, so do not be concerned if this happens, especially during this time of the year with air pressure changes and temperature changes. I think they can be kept a bit cooler than 85-90 since they seem to move mostly during the late evening. And when they don't feed, they do not loose weight and can go without eating for a couple months sometimes without any problems. If yours are captive born, perhaps a fecal is not even required if their poop looks normal. If not, then perhaps do a fecal. In any case, they are quite interesting and different for sure.

Dan

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