Re: Hatchlings ate; yesss!
Re: Hatchlings ate; yesss!
yeah... hatchlings eating and I know the one I purchased is eating.. whoo hoo!!! :D
Re: Hatchlings ate; yesss!
My first and only clutch was an amazing one... a poorly planned breeding, last-minute incubator purchase only to have the dam maternally incubate instead, 100% hatch rate, and 100% feeding success on the first try, with rat pups. It was all a really cool experience.
Re: Hatchlings ate; yesss!
Awesome, Rapture.. I still have 3 out of the 12 that have not eaten yet. But ome of those is Bela's more recent clutch that just shed last week.. I am just waiting them out and enjoying them while they are small and here :)
LD, your boy is doing great and is a charming little man; I love the ones that eat and eat consistently :)
Re: Hatchlings ate; yesss!
Hi,
I am glad your babies ate!! That is awesome. :) I have a question for you... did you feed them live hoppers/fuzzies? The reason I ask is because I have a hatchling (hatched 08-09) and she hasn't eaten yet. Any suggestions... I was trying to avoid live and have been trying frozen/thawed. I don't really want to have to raise a hooper. Sorry for hitch hiking this post.
Dell
Re: Hatchlings ate; yesss!
I used live mouse fuzzies before their eyes opened. I am lucky enough to have a local store that regularly gets them in, as i only breed rats, not mice. They are also a nice sized mose because before their eyes open, they are relatively harmless and can't bite like they CAN (!) once those eyes open and they start hopping! But in feeding those larger mice, I just watch until the snake constricts it from a discreet location. They can bite as I found out last week via my own hand!
Re: Hatchlings ate; yesss!
Gawd, it's so nerve-racking waiting to see which ones eat... out of my 4, one has eaten 5 meals, one has eaten once, and the other two haven't yet. Once again, hoping for the best tonight with mouse fuzzy/hoppers.
Re: Hatchlings ate; yesss!
Good luck! I had one more first-time eater from Ginger's clutch last night but sill have 2 holdouts.. grr..