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Originally Posted by MechWarrior

If the temperature does affect live births, shouldn't it affect more than one of the offspring?

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No, not necessarily. Think about it with eggs you have the same thing, all the eggs are in the same place and if temps get a bit high or low there are effects that can occur but they do not always effect all the young.

If it were me, I would euthanize the crooked neck animal and release the remaining babies unless you have experience raising that type of animal. They can be hard to get started feeding if you don't know what you are doing but out in the wild, they will find what they need to survive.

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Originally Posted by MPenn

If it were me, I would euthanize the crooked neck animal and release the remaining babies unless you have experience raising that type of animal. They can be hard to get started feeding if you don't know what you are doing but out in the wild, they will find what they need to survive.

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MPenn is probally correct on the kink. When they are in the neck the animal usually can't feed but I would not be sure of that with out seeing the animal. Many snakes with kinks do very well if the kink is minor and in the back but the neck is usually a very bad thing.

On feeding I have read accouts of getting baby browns eating so it is not impossible but again I agree you either get them eating or set them free asap. Winter is bearing down and they need to feed heavily and then get into burrows.

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Originally Posted by jjspirko

MPenn is probally correct on the kink. When they are in the neck the animal usually can't feed but I would not be sure of that with out seeing the animal. Many snakes with kinks do very well if the kink is minor and in the back but the neck is usually a very bad thing.

On feeding I have read accouts of getting baby browns eating so it is not impossible but again I agree you either get them eating or set them free asap. Winter is bearing down and they need to feed heavily and then get into burrows.

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What does "euthenize" mean? About feeding, Ganymede (the largest baby) chowed down a worm!