Category Archives: Updates

Alice revealed her new scales on Tuesday. She ended up with a bit of stuck shed on her nose this time. I was able to remove the last part easily by misting her followed by using a wet hand towel … Continue reading →

Alice’s last shed was a bit difficult for her and ended up with some stuck shed that she needed help with. If you live in an area where you have to heat your home in the winter, you are likely … Continue reading →

I finally have Alice back on medium rats. I was away this week to help Southeastern Reptile Rescue with an event in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. After refusing the last meal right before I left, she decided she was hungry about half-way … Continue reading →

Alice is doing well and eating her rats on a regular basis. I still have to scent them with mouse, however I know I will be able to work her off that sometime in the future. There have not been … Continue reading →

Alice shed last night. She had one piece stuck on her nose that I ended up helping her with. She had been trying for a while to get it off and that was making her a bit frantic. The moment … Continue reading →

Alice ate two mouse scented small rats today. I can see a ting of blue in her eyes, so I guess it is going to be a little quiet for a week or so. She is doing well and made … Continue reading →

From the November 25th feeding on I have been offering Alice nothing but rats scented with a mouse. She has been eating them, although she has definitely been eating less than if I were feeding her mice. Tonight I decided … Continue reading →

Alice ate one brown weanling rat today that had been scented with a mouse. I dragged the mouse around near her head to get her interested. Once she started to smell around looking for the mouse, I closed up her … Continue reading →

On the last post I mentioned I would leave the two uneaten weanling rats in Alice’s habitat overnight to see if she would take them. Both of the rats were still there the next morning. I knew she was hungry … Continue reading →

Another semi-successful try to get Alice back on rats. I defrosted two rat weanlings in a bag with a large mouse. I did not rub the scent of the mouse directly on the any of the rats. I offered her … Continue reading →