How to get hatchlings to eat after shed
I have some hatchlings that are not eating. I have tried mouse hoppers and am now trying fuzzies. does anyone have any advice on getting them to eat.
Re: How to get hatchlings to eat after shed
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Drake Moonslayer
They hatched 10/17 i want to say they hatched around the 30th
Shed around the 30th? Then you're still in good shape, time-wise.
How often are you offering? When? Messing with the hatchlings at all? What substrate are they on? Hide boxes? Temps?
Stuff that works for me (I start most babies on f/t, but this works with live, too):
- Wait a week between offerings.
- Minimize all contact with the babies.
- Give everybody a hide.
- Switch to particulate substrate -- aspen or cypress.
- Offer in the evening.
- Check temps. Some folks have luck keeping babies at higher temps but for me, they seem to stop feeding if temps get above the high 80s.
- A tip I got on here, that worked with an extra shy baby, was to leave a live fuzzy in for an hour before checking. Some people go overnight with tiny fuzzies.
Dunno how much that helps. It can take a month or more after they shed for some babies to click. Unless something is really wrong with a baby, the biggest thing I think I've learned is to just be patient and try to push them.
