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    Boob egg hatchling questions

    hello all, i have a boob egg hatchling hes a woopin 36 grams lol ok now all of his clutch mates have shed and some have eaten and some not, but he has not even shed yet he came out of the egg on 6-20-2010 he left a large portion of his yolf in the bottom of the egg, at what point do i not worry about him sheding and try to feed him and how long should i wait before i assist him in feeding if he does not on his own. pics below

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    Re: Boob egg hatchling questions

    it hard to say I started force feeding/assist feeding my one htchlnig ( non boob egg) once she lost about 1/3 of her total hatching weight. inyour case I say I be more inclinde to force feed once it lost about 1/4 or about 5 grams being snake the little guy won't have much fat or stored energy. I also start with a smaller preay maybe a fuzzy mouse or so ( don't want to force too large a prey into it. )

    With mine I had to do it about 3 times then she just went nuts and tried to eat everything that moved in her tub ( including fingers and my nose when I was checking on her one time holding up to the lightosee her better lol..
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    Re: Boob egg hatchling questions

    Quote Originally Posted by mechnut450 View Post
    it hard to say I started force feeding/assist feeding my one htchlnig ( non boob egg) once she lost about 1/3 of her total hatching weight. inyour case I say I be more inclinde to force feed once it lost about 1/4 or about 5 grams being snake the little guy won't have much fat or stored energy. I also start with a smaller preay maybe a fuzzy mouse or so ( don't want to force too large a prey into it. )

    With mine I had to do it about 3 times then she just went nuts and tried to eat everything that moved in her tub ( including fingers and my nose when I was checking on her one time holding up to the lightosee her better lol..
    lol so another word you created a monster lol thanks for the advice. im gonna go weigh him now and see if hes lost anything yet. i just weighed him hes lost 2 grams so far. Anyone else have any tips or advice? also info on the best way to assist feed would be helpful as well.
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    Re: Boob egg hatchling questions

    try feeding him now and something live and a little smaller than the others ate. don't handle him until he eats. i had hatchlings eat before they shed. leave the food in with him a little while. if he don't eat or the fuzzy isn't movig much, try dancing it in front of him with some long tweeters on stats. if he strikes but don't coil it, it shouldn't be long until he does. if he shys away, he might need help getting started. good luck don

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