I’m going away on business for a couple of days, so I wanted Vicky to have a feed before I go. So, yesterday I thawed out another mouse and tried her with it last night. Only at that point did I discover her heat lamp had died! I had a spare bulb, so tried that, but the whole fitting seems to be non-functional.

So, I spent an hour scrabbling round to put together another heat lamp - a ceramic heater this time. that seem to be working, and the temperature is climbing again.

However, either because of the reduced temperate (her viv went down to 24°C/75°F in spite of an under-floor heater mat) or the disturbance of me sorting out the heater lamp she wouldn’t feed. She showed a lot of interest, as usual, but couldn’t be tempted to strike.

The temperature is now back up to normal. and I’m back tomorrow night so well see what happens then.

Tags: Heating, Snakes, Victoria, Feeding