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i was feeding my female melanistic Eastern earlier. i gave her some scented rat pups on a piece of paper towel. i guess she was so hungry she didn't realize what she was doing and she ate a small piece of the paper towel. i tried in vain to get it away from her. will she pass this or could it cause problems? i appreciate any help/advice!

greg

I guess it matters how big the piece was. I would really worry about it, it just added some fiber to the diet!
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Wow, i hear this alot on this forum board. I think they just like paper towels.
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should be. How old is your mel.hog. I just got an adult female and got her to eat 2 scented hoppers almost immediately. Thanks, Jon in Ky

don't know exactly how old she is. she's a wild-caught adult.

Happens all the time. I cought one of mine eating a whole paper towel once by chance. I wouldn't worry too much just don't feed her for a while.

>>i was feeding my female melanistic Eastern earlier. i gave her some scented rat pups on a piece of paper towel. i guess she was so hungry she didn't realize what she was doing and she ate a small piece of the paper towel. i tried in vain to get it away from her. will she pass this or could it cause problems? i appreciate any help/advice!
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>> greg