Category Archives: Updates
Back To Small Rats Again
Alice refused a medium rat on Friday that was 107g. She acted like she wanted it, however she did not bite it. I am thawing out a couple of small rats today an will try those shortly.
No Need For Small Rats Today
Alice accepted her first medium rat since the end of January today. It was just 102g, however that is twice as large as the the small rats she was accepting. I am hoping her diet is returning to normal. I … Continue reading
Appetite Up, Still Eating Small
Alice refused a medium rat on Tuesday. I fed her 2 large mice and one small rat today. Overall feeding response was much better than last week. I will continue to offer her a medium rat first on future feedings. … Continue reading
Alice Likes Krystals
So I did get Alice to eat today by offering her smaller meal items. She refused a medium rat first and later accepted a small rat and two large mice. This was her first meal in a little over three … Continue reading
Thermostat On The Fritz
I found out yesterday that the thermostat in Alice’s habitat had quit working. I wanted to move up to a pulse proportional type and narrowed my choice down to either a Herpstat ND or a Helix DBS-1000. I really liked … Continue reading
Visit With The Vet
I decided to take Alice to the vet to make sure that there was nothing wrong causing her to miss meals. She shed on 2/14 and refused a rat on 2/15 even though it had been 2 1/2 weeks since … Continue reading
Alice Shed Last Night
WooHoo. Woke up this morning to see that Alice had shed in the middle of the night as usual. Rat dinner tomorrow 🙂
Going To Be A Quiet Week (Or So)
I knew Alice was due for another shed. Her colors have been drab and she has been hiding a lot during the past week. Today she had her head poked out of the warm side hide and I could see … Continue reading
Waiting
It seems Alice has decided that she likes a 10 day feeding schedule now that she is approaching 3 years old. I offered her a rat six days after her last meal and she did not touch it. It was … Continue reading
Dinner Is Served
Changed up the feeding regime starting this week. After much deliberation, it was decided to switch to feeding Alice in her habitat. With that change, I can feed her almost any time I need to and it eliminates any after … Continue reading