Quote Originally Posted by marylou View Post
First I want to thank everyone for all the help with Bella and her sore toes. Have had her for 2 weeks tomorrow and the left foot is near normal. The right still ?. What I'm not sure about now is why she hides all the time. I put her in her new home Wen and I take her out to feed her and put her back. She hurries to a corner and as far as I can tell stays there. Only 1 time have I found a stool in her new terarium. She does go when I have her in a smaller one to feed her. She seems to like to soak but only if I encourage her in the water then stays for hours and I encourage her out. For anyone not familiar with Bella she was-is wild and injured. Is she sick also. Maybe parasites? Am I ever going to get this figured out without yelling "Help" every other day?? What am I doing wrong?
Hi Marylou,
You might consider beginning to train Bella to eat out of a bowl? Moving forward, it would reduce all the handling!!!!!
Since she is wild caught she may be very stressed !
The bowl should be clear glass w/ at least a 3"sides. ( Like a small pyrex type)
The crickets cannot climb out. Count what you put in each night to keep track.
Put crickets in her bowl every night ---for now. Dust w/ vits and calcium according to directions for her species.
However, continue to feed her the usual way until she gets the hang of the bowl.
Leave her in a quiet, and completely dark area after putting her food in the bowl. No peaking !!!!!!!
I would let her stay in her water....( soaking water should be de-chlorinated ONLY ).
Try not to fuss w/ her too much !
Handle or touch her only when absolutely necessary.