Re: how long can a hatchling go before eating?
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Originally Posted by
Crazymonkee
That's not necessarily true. I tried waiting Lex out for 2 months, we didn't know if she had eaten or not as she was an import and the vendor received them right before the show. I waited her out for 2 months, nothing worked, tried a larger live mouse fuzzy and she's been eating every 5 days without issue. I believe she would've starved herself.
If they don't recognize it as food they won't eat it
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You cant compare an import with a baby born in captivity...
Re: how long can a hatchling go before eating?
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Originally Posted by
Deborah
It really depends on a few things, whether the animal absorbed it's entire yolk, whether the hatchling was a big hatchling etc.
I generally consider assisting after 6 refusals.
What I do is if after 3 unsuccessful feedings I offer another prey type, in your case I would suggest offering mice hoppers the next time around. It might not be what you prefer but not all BP start successfully on rats.
x2 on this. I know a few breeders that start their hatchlings on mice hoppers.
Re: how long can a hatchling go before eating?
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Originally Posted by
rafacacho
You cant compare an import with a baby born in captivity...
Snakes will never be "domesticated".
I do believe there is a difference between cb and wc and captive hatched, but they are all the same species. Just because it's captive bred it doesn't say oh I'm supposed to do what humans want
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