hatchling food ?

it is time for me to put in another order with rodentpro and i need some food for the babies when they come. what should i order for the hatchlings??

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Originally Posted by mpkeelee

it is time for me to put in another order with rodentpro and i need some food for the babies when they come. what should i order for the hatchlings??

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Preferably live if you want to get them started fast, F/T for hatchlings is much more tricky.

I would recommend a least 2 to 3 live feedings

They move through sizes fairly quickly from hoppers to small mice to adult.

I would go with the large pinkie mice or the peach fuzzies mice. For the fist couple of meals. They are cheaper than the pinkie rats and easier for the hatchling to eat.

thanks, i guess i will put in my reguler order and start looking for a place close by that sells live.

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Originally Posted by Deborah

Preferably live if you want to get them started fast, F/T for hatchlings is much more tricky.

I would recommend a least 2 to 3 live feedings

They move through sizes fairly quickly from hoppers to small mice to adult.

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Deborah make a good point too!

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Originally Posted by saber2th

I would go with the large pinkie mice or the peach fuzzies mice. For the fist couple of meals. They are cheaper than the pinkie rats and easier for the hatchling to eat.

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Pinkie mice and fuzzy mice are not appropriate for hatchling BP

Hopper mice and rat chub are ;)

all my hatchings take down full grown mice with no issues, but I also feed live. I'm looking in to breeding my own rats and mice this coming spring to save on that expense.

Pinks and fuzzies in mice are too small for a hatchling. Go for a hopper mouse, or fuzzy rats if you want to get them on rats early. Definitely try to go for live the first couple feedings to make sure they get started.