Goodness! I really feel welcome here.

Well, I am glad to report that my little girl is doing much, much better. My husband and I built her a larger habitat with a screened front to give her plenty of air. We also put in a humidity box and another couple of hides and things to explore and climb on. She is drinking water without spitting it up now (and doing a lot of swimming in her water dish), and seems much more relaxed in her new environment. The cage is a little large for her (since she will grow into it), but she seems to feel really secure (maybe because she has so many places to hide?). She even comes up to the front of the cage when we come into the room, and watches us with great interest. My son and I put one of his toy buildings in there for her, and she seems to have a lot of fun crawling in and out of it, and looping herself through the windows and doors. I could almost swear that she is playing!

That link to the care sheet was really helpful! Thanks so much for sharing it. I think that heating her cage properly (with a pad underneath the cage) is one of the things that has helped make her feel so comfortable. Designing a pretty terrarium for her with plants, logs, and rocks is my next goal and I think that it will be fun, but the Lego hides and toy building are cute for now.

I will give her another day or two to settle in and then try offering her some different foods to see what she likes best. I plan to eventually put her on a mouse diet because I have heard that it is the most nutritionally complete.

Her tail is doing much better, the swelling and bleeding that she had is already gone. I guess the Neosporin (and a clean environment, too) is helping. I didn't expect it to get better so fast, lol. It looks like the tip of it will probably fall off, but she seems quite content.

It's nice to be part of such a wonderful community!

Mairi