getting hatchings started
what steps do you take from the time they hatch...
when?
what?
how?
etc...
Re: getting hatchings started
What exactly do you want to know?
Re: getting hatchings started
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Originally Posted by
tattlife2001
What exactly do you want to know?
was reading and read a few post saying that it can be difficult to get hatchings started off. i got eggs due to hacth in a couple weeks and just wanted to get all the info i can b4 they get here. better to find out now than if i ran into trouble
Re: getting hatchings started
I set the babies up individually in 6qt tubs on paper towel. Keep in fairly moist for them. After 7-10 days (approx) they should shed out. I wait 5 days or so after first shed to start feeding. Personally I switch them to f/t as soon as they have started feeding regularly every 5-7 days. Feed. Repeat. That's the hatchlings.
As for Momma I clean her tub really well and give her a bath then start feeding her within a day.
Re: getting hatchings started
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Originally Posted by
waltah!
I set the babies up individually in 6qt tubs on paper towel. Keep in fairly moist for them. After 7-10 days (approx) they should shed out. I wait 5 days or so after first shed to start feeding. Personally I switch them to f/t as soon as they have started feeding regularly every 5-7 days. Feed. Repeat. That's the hatchlings.
As for Momma I clean her tub really well and give her a bath then start feeding her within a day.
what do you start them on?
the mom has been back eating for a few weeks now, if id let her she would eat non-stop
Re: getting hatchings started
Sorry, I was referring to just after laying the eggs for the Momma. I was thinking you had eggs due to drop not hatch. My bad.
You can really start them off on anything available of appropriate size. They will start easier on live so make sure you have smaller live prey availability lined up. I used big fuzzy ASF because they were handy as a friend breeds them. After 3 or so meals they were eating f/t pretty well. Personally I mix up the prey items keeping the general size the same. Rat, mouse or ASF. I want to make sure that they will eat anything so it makes an easier transition for the buyer.
