clutch has shed

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!!!!!

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

what size rats for a hatchling?

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Originally Posted by willieshotg3

what size rats for a hatchling?

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


but usually "pups"...

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.

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Originally Posted by MarkS

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

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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...:rolleyes: I think rats are just more convenient for most people...

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

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Originally Posted by sho220

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...:rolleyes: I think rats are just more convenient for most people...

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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.

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

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