No luck .

[GarterGuy17]

Well failed attempt at feeding fish she bit on some of the pieces but through them back out same with the pinky pieces. So she hasnt eaten at all , so I left the food in the tank on paper towels hopefully she would eat it later.

[Light of Dae]

She probably likes the smell of it all n is interested but she just ain't hungry yet. Would be my guess. My Babs will do that if I give her food before she's ready to eat. Give her time, lol I know it's fun n your eager to feed her but you'll have all the time in the world with her lol

[Light of Dae]

Oh and not sure if you did or not, but adding a little water in a little dish / lid with everything helps her swallow it better. Especially if it sits for a bit. Just enough water to 'slightly slosh' food from side to side, not so much that its soup. ... more like a chunky stew! lol

[GarterGuy17]

I was thinking of doing that but I wasnt to sure she ate half a pink which is all I gave her the rest was fish. she left it alone , should I try again tomorrow on on saturday ? or even later today ?

[mikem]

are you just cutting the pink in half? try cutting it into several small pieces along with the fish, then kinda rub them all together and offer it. when was the last time she ate? two or three feedings a week should be plenty.

[EasternGirl]

Well, one thing you want to keep in mind is not letting food sit out for too long. I don't let it sit out for more than a couple of hours. If she didn't eat anything and you want to try again later, you can. But if the food has been sitting for a while, I'd use fresh food. If she doesn't eat then, I would just wait until the next scheduled feeding time. She will be okay. Remember, this may take a few tries before she eats the fish.

[Selkielass]

Just keep at it.
My Abby took months to become confortable eating in front of me, and longer to decide she liked pinkies.
Keep mixing it up with or scenting with food they like, and most will eventually come around- especially once spring comes.
My Garters become regular hogs in spring and early summer.

[EasternGirl]

Exactly...it took me a while to get my easterns to eat anything but worms. Took a while to get them to consider fish...even longer for pinkies....now Cee Cee loves pinkies...prefers them to anything else...and Seeley prefers fish...when I can get the picky little stinker to eat. Hermes was raised on pinks and it took me about three tries before he would eat any fish...he still only eats a couple of bites. I have not introduced him to worms yet.

[GarterGuy17]

Well helf of the pinky I served I cut it into 2 pieces ( small pink ) then like 4 other small pieces of fish ( 2 tilapia , 2 salmon ) she did take bites off of it but she almost ate a piece of fish almost because it got stuck on the lid for some reason and she couldn't pull it off :/

[mikem]

like light of dae said, wet the food a bit before offering. that'll help with not sticking to the lid.