Constipated??
I was hoping someone might be able to give me some help with a problem? I'm having with one of my females.
She is a 2003 hatchling, normal, has two hides, one on the heat and one cool, this second one is also the water dish. She's in a 3 US gal/11.4L rubbermaid and is heated with heat tape.
She always lays with her belly up and is VERY tense. She is not the friendliest but I wouldn't be either if I was "stopped up". I had thought originally she was just very stressed so I left her alone except on feeding days. She has always been a bit strange with eating too, she strikes at her food as though she is pissed about it but if the feeder is left in with her she does eventually constrict around it and eat, when she was eating of course.
Her info is as follows:
Brought her home on April 24th, 2004
April 27: 1 rat pup and 229g
May 1: 2 rat pups
May 5: 2 rat pups
May 14: 0 and shed
May 17: 1 adult mouse
May 25: Refused and 323g
She has refused ever since and on July 7 she weighed in at 314g. I've tried soaking her a couple of times and, at the suggestion of Ralph Davis, tried to squeeze it out of her. I tried that last night but she is so tight that it was hard to do this. I couldn't feel anything in her and did not get anything out of her. I know she should have pooped right after she shed but nothing.
Maybe she is just waiting until the rats come in from Walter again? Could it be that simple?
Any advice, ideas, or what have you would be greatly appreciated.
Diana.
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