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<blockquote data-quote="Team Gomberg" data-source="post: 112664" data-attributes="member: 17204"><p>I've had my 2nd rose hair since Jan 1st. The guy before me had her for 6 months and she had eaten in his care.</p><p></p><p>She has not eaten since I've had her.</p><p></p><p>I know everyone says this is a common thing for this species but my first rose hair never fasted. It's been 2 months and I'm trying to eliminate possible reasons.</p><p></p><p>I thought maybe she was just settling in, so I stopped handling her. I only disturb her to drop in a cricket every Sunday and if it's still in there the next morning I remove it. </p><p></p><p>Now, I wonder if she's fasting due to the temperatures. I live in Oregon and it's still very cold here. My house thermostat is kept around 62°F. I've used an infrared laser gun to temp her and her enclosure and it's around 65°F. Too cold for her, right? </p><p></p><p>Her enclosure is glass, so I plan to pick up a ReptiTherm heat pad. Will that help? </p><p></p><p>Thanks for any input.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Team Gomberg, post: 112664, member: 17204"] I've had my 2nd rose hair since Jan 1st. The guy before me had her for 6 months and she had eaten in his care. She has not eaten since I've had her. I know everyone says this is a common thing for this species but my first rose hair never fasted. It's been 2 months and I'm trying to eliminate possible reasons. I thought maybe she was just settling in, so I stopped handling her. I only disturb her to drop in a cricket every Sunday and if it's still in there the next morning I remove it. Now, I wonder if she's fasting due to the temperatures. I live in Oregon and it's still very cold here. My house thermostat is kept around 62°F. I've used an infrared laser gun to temp her and her enclosure and it's around 65°F. Too cold for her, right? Her enclosure is glass, so I plan to pick up a ReptiTherm heat pad. Will that help? Thanks for any input. [/QUOTE]
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