Quote Originally Posted by Heatheranne View Post
Reds eyes are really sensitive and get sick much easier than whites or grays. I wouldn't handle them much. They stress easily. Stress causes a weaker immune system. Just a thought to keep in mind. It can be quite pricey to heal them and a tedious job. My reds are adoptees from a pet store which I took in sick to help them. Expensive and it took about 6 weeks to heal them. Just thought I'd share so you don't have to deal with that .
I just handled her that one night when i first got her and it was only for a minute or two. Last night i did it only to transport her to her feeding container, which was a last resort. I tried a few methods of feeding because shes not showing any interest. Is that normal when you first get them? i tried the feeding bowl method, where i put some crickets in a slippery glass bowl. I let some loose in her cage when that didnt work, they were walking right past her, quite a few times, and she didnt eat any. So i put some crickets in a separate containet and then put her in it, but she was only focused on escaping. So i put her back because she seemed stressed out by that. And i just left 9 in her cage. i didnt see her eat any, but maybe she has as i was sleeping, ill check to see if any are missing right now, while she is asleep. If this hesitation is not normal could you please give me some ideas that may help her eat? Three sides of her cage are covered with nature pictures, and ive even covered half of the free side, so shes not seeing me. Temp and humidity is exactly where it should be according to the two gauges ive got, ive got a couple different ones, both digital, theyre only one degree farenheit apart, if not exactly on the dot.