It's been three days, and Elisia has defecated twice, but has not yet eaten.

She did manage to escape today, though. I had given her up for lost, as had my heartbroken daughter, when I found her hanging out in the top of the blinds! Friday the 13th isn't so unlucky after all.

Anyway, the local reptile store said to go ahead and feed her any sort of teeny fish to get her eating. They said they use goldfish and those red minnows and haven't had any problems. I also heard that you can get some minnows or guppies, put them in a deli container in her cage, and put the silverside pieces on top. Supposedly the movement will attract her and show her that the silversides are food.

What do you think?