Maternally Incubating Again =)

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Originally Posted by Quiet Tempest

What did you try offering her? The first year I did this, I offered my female a small rat and it was refused and I didn't offer her anything else until the eggs hatched. This year the same female took weanling rats without any hesitation. :) Scaling back in size definitely makes a difference.

Congrats on the successful clutch!

I'm still waiting for my latest four to leave their eggs. They're poking noses out now but don't seem to want to leave their eggs at all.

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I offered her mice. she's never been a rat eater.
I hope that white in the photo is not of the belly :)

All but one have come out. :) No pieds, but all of the babies have beautiful belly markers. I haven't sexed them yet. I'll wait until after their first shed to get around to that. All of them appear to be perfectly healthy but one does have a tiny kink at the very tip of its tail. It shouldn't hinder it in any way, but it's worth noting.


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Congrats on your new babies! May they all be good eaters and give you little trouble :gj:

They're all out now. :)


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I popped them while putting down some clean paper towel and I believe they are all girls. I'll try again after they've shed and probe any questionables.

These were so stubborn about leaving their eggs. I hope they're not so stubborn when it comes to starting feeding.