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I have a female 07 that was born in August. I purchased her in september, and she was a picky eater. However, I managed to get her to eat 9 pinkies from september until her last feed in november.

Originally, it took toad scenting or tuna scenting, and finally, her last feed in november, she took two f/t pinkies, unscented. Hasn't eaten since lol... what are the odds. I know she is not just being stubborn, beacuse I have tried to see if she would eat a toad (I keep on as a pet for scenting), and she refuses it. I was not going to let her have it, I just wanted to see if there was any feeding response, what so ever. There isn't lol.

She hasn't lost weight yet, and is about twice as big as she was when I got her, although she is too light for my scale to show her growth in grams.

So, when do yours normally start eating again, so I can stop wasting pinkies? She has been active the whole winter so far, basking etc. (She has a 20L with a thermogradient of 90-100 down to about 70).

If your trying to let it hibernate, the temp should be dropped more than that. they say to just put it in a closet or basement for a few months. then in April-ish, start raising the temp. They should eat again shortly after that.

I had her off heat in a small dark container with just water for 5 weeks, but I thought I would try to warm him up after that. Oh well lol...

thanks