Questions about a Lesser girl pickup from yesterday's expo.
I don't agree with bringing hatchlings to shows who haven't had three meals, let alone the other Lesser girl who was born last week and hadn't even eaten once, yet I've got this girl because she was part of a 'compensation' agrreement for another snake from the same breeder.
My question is, she's only eaten once, is too stressed to accept an offer of a F/T pinkie and I'm worried about how long she can go without eating.
I can't get a live pinkie until Tuesday but feel like I should observe the '7-day-hands-off' rule.
Is it okay for her to not eat for a week at her age/size?
As y'all know, I'm squeamish about live feeding but will do what I have to do for my snakes' sakes.
Should I wait 7 days or get the pinkie Tuesday?
Sorry...no photos...she's holed up inside of a paper towel tube right now and I don't want to bother her unnecessarily.
So here's a photo of Bella's face and butt and the bigger Lesser girl who's currently in blue and wouldn't let me get a shot of her wonderfully bright, crazy-long tail stripe.....
And about Bella;
She's supposed to be a "Hypo" but her undersides are literally traffic cone orange, she has bright orange spots on her belly and no black on her anywhere.
Her 'pepper' is a dark brownish color.
Her tail has bright orange/rust markings with no darker colors outlining them.
Is she 'more than Hypo'?
She was part of a Boa collection bought by my feeder guy yesterday and her litter of babies was there, also.
Half looked 'normal' and the other half were outrageously orange-y/pink like she is.
[her colors don't show in the photo but I didn't want to over-handle her on her first night here]
Thanks everybody!
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