Category Archives: Updates

Alice had a nice shed yesterday. It was almost in one complete piece; Part of the belly broke off. I forgot to update on the last shed so this would be her second shed since my last post. I rewarded … Continue reading →

Noticed Alice’s eyes are just starting to take on the blue tinge of the start of a shed cycle. Her last shed was almost 9 months ago. The longest she had gone before was 7 months. Looking forward to seeing … Continue reading →

Alice refused the medium rat today, however she accepted 4 lg mice afterwards. She had stayed on rats for about 1 year and 4 months before going off feed at the end of February. Looks like we may have to … Continue reading →

Alice had a great checkup yesterday. The vets scales have her at 6.5 lbs. The 7 lbs I had recorded was definitely inaccurate. She is still refusing food, however she should be starting back soon.

Alice has been on her yearly feeding break and should be returning to her normal feeding schedule in the next week or so. She has been doing very well and is up to 7lbs. It is also time for the … Continue reading →

Alice has been doing well. She has gone off feed around this time of year for the past few years. If she follows the same pattern she will go off feed again in the next few weeks. She has a … Continue reading →

Last week I tried feeding Alice a large rat instead of the two medium rats. She refused the large rat. I did not stay and watch, so I do not even know if she showed any real interest in it. … Continue reading →

I had a few smaller medium rats and decided to see if Alice would take a couple of them for today’s feeding. She is gentle in taking her food and just crawls over to it and tugs it around until … Continue reading →

Recent issues with the home server this site was on forced a quick move to a new server early this morning. I am still working on the site as the feeding history is not working at this point. The plan … Continue reading →

I collected a fecal sample from Alice yesterday evening and drove it over to the vets office today for testing. Later today, I offered Alice a medium rat which she accepted. Hopefully she is back to her normal self and … Continue reading →