Unusual situation, hatchling care
So while I do some rescue work and have experience with sick adult snakes, I am currently caring for some brand new babies, which I really don't know much about. A friend of mine has BPs, and while she eventually plans to breed, one of the adults she got was unexpectedly gravid (she was not told at the time that the snake had been with a male)! She had 4 eggs, 3 made it and hatched out beautiful little normals. However, her husband's grandfather is very ill, and they are in Indy waiting for their uncle to come home to say his goodbyes before they take the grandfather off life support. She's not sure when she'll be home, and she contacted me in a panic yesterday to come care for her 13 snakes (including babies).
The three weighed 58, 66, and 36 grams around the 6th or 7th of this month. I weighed them today, and the two larger ones are now 53 and 61 grams, while the little one is now 51 grams (it seemed very dehydrated when he hatched)! The two bigger ones shed yesterday. I offered them a live rat fuzzy today, and both seemed a little interested at first, then backed away.
I read the hatchling care sheet for the basic info, but have a few specific questions. Are these weights typical of healthy hatchlings? How long can they go without eating and be ok? What sort of tricks do ya'll have to get them to eat?
They are currently living together in a small enclosure that I know is excellent on temp and humidity. The sticky said once they shed to separate them into shoebox size tubs; is this a requirement, or will they be ok together for another week or so? I'm not sure what her plan was for them at this stage, but I don't think she has small tubs for each of them yet. Any and all info is appreciated!
