After all the worrying about Ruby (amel corn) not eating properly, she went and ate 2 pinkies tonight!
:w
I thawed two pinkies, one for each snake, thinking Riuby won't be eating hers, almost sure enough to take bets. As soon as I put one in front of the hidebox, she stuck her nose out, tongue wagging wildly. Within a minute she was eating! Since I still had the other pinkie, I put it in front of her too. She ate that one a few minutes after she finished the first one.
(She looks like a pregnant shoelace right now
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Lo'ihi, the volcano corn ate hers within minutes too, so tonight I've got two well fed and happy snakes. I'm really relieved too, knowing Ruby ate two - if she goes on a hunger strike again, at least she's had a good feast today.
I wonder if it made a difference that the pinkies were way warmer than the ones I offered her before? I used to thaw them in warm water, then leave them to cool to room temperature so she wouldn't burn herself (if that's even a legit worry?). Today I put them in while still warm, thinking the smell might be stronger and get her attention.
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