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Oh frustration......
My bp (which has been fasting for about 2 1/2 months) is frustrating the hell out of me! I decided to try something different today. Usually she is fairly active in the evening, but in the last week, she hasn't been out much. I warmed up the food under the heat lamp as usual, then took it out of the bag and placed it on top of the screen under the heat lamp, in order to warm it up further. Well within about 5-10 seconds, she was bolting out of her hide and flicking like crazy! I grabbed the tongs and dangled the mouse. Immediatly she took the "S" pose, then.....NOTHING! She stopped flicking, and just froze. I spent about 15 minutes wiggling and dragging this mouse in front of her. The only thing that would get a reaction (besides ignorace) was moving the mouse quickly across in front of her. She would flick once towards the mouse and move a little bit in the direction it was going, but thats it.
So I was thinking that since she came out of her hide so quickly, the smell must be there. She moved a bit with the prey, so I think the movement is there. (when the prey was moved quickly). I'm still debating this point in my head because I'm wondering now if it wasn't the fast movement that may have just startled her into moving. So maybe the item wasn't warm enough? It was , I'd say, high warm, but not hot to the touch. Does anyone have any ideas on any of this? Suggestions? Thanks!
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