clutch has shed

[willieshotg3]

so my first clutch ever shed i was wondering what evryone feeds for there firts meal...i was thinking rat fuzzy i think??? i would like to start on rats any sugestions..


the clutch was spider to albino and the outcome was

5.2 spider het albino
0.1 het albino

it was a little male heavy but i have a female snow to pair with!!!!!

[stickyalvinroll]

Yeah, start feeding rats so they won't be eating mice. You want these snakes to be swole. Big muscle baby, big muscle

[willieshotg3]

what size rats for a hatchling?

[sho220]

what size rats for a hatchling?

Depends on the size of the hatchling and how cooperative they are going to be...


but usually "pups"...

[MarkS]

Mice, hopper mice. I don't know why people are so against feeding mice. They're just as nutritious and in my experience the hatchling snakes take them a LOT easier then rats. I feed all of my hatchlings mice for their first year and rarely have any trouble switching to small rats when they get big enough.

[sho220]

Mice, hopper mice. I don't know why people are so against feeding mice.

My reasons...

#1 - They stink
#2 - After a few months mice are too small and multiple prey items are required at each feeding

I usually try rat pups first, but have no problem offering hopper mice to get them going. I usually only do that for a month or so to get their feeding response going...after that it's back to rat pups. If they don't take the rat pups, it's back to hopper mice for a few meals and back to rat pups again. They usually give in...eventually...

And I agree about the nutrition content...the difference is negligible imo...although the internet says otherwise... I think rats are just more convenient for most people...

[JMinILM]

I go rat fuzzies/pups depending on size of hatchling.

[MarkS]

My reasons...

#1 - They stink
#2 - After a few months mice are too small and multiple prey items are required at each feeding

I usually try rat pups first, but have no problem offering hopper mice to get them going. I usually only do that for a month or so to get their feeding response going...after that it's back to rat pups. If they don't take the rat pups, it's back to hopper mice for a few meals and back to rat pups again. They usually give in...eventually...

And I agree about the nutrition content...the difference is negligible imo...although the internet says otherwise... I think rats are just more convenient for most people...

Personally since cutting back on my rats they're much too valuable to feed off as pups, I don't feed any rat until it's at least weaned. I know breeders who feed mice for the entire life of the snake, even full grown adults.

[willieshotg3]

well all 8 refused rat pups so i will try mice next feeding...how long should i wait a full week or 3 days ???????

[MarkS]

A day or two should be fine, use hopper mice and leave them in overnight if you have to.