15 Gram Mojave hatched out??????????

One of my eggs was supposed to be twins but one didn't make it. There was a undeveloped yolk sack underneath of a tiny mojave. My question is what is the smallest hatchling that you guys have seen? I remember seeing a bumble bee a while back that was like 27 grams. I would also like to know if the snake lived.

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its the smallest one ive seen and i want it! lol hes so cute!

so small...How is it doing? healthy other than the fact its 15 grams...

I've got a 24 gram pewter thats a week old right now...smallest I've hatched myself. She left a lot of yolk in the egg and hasn't tried to eat yet even with my one assist feeding attempt.

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How would you feed something so small? Pinky parts?

Wow. 15 grams!? Tiny!! I hope all goes well with it.

Wow, my one year old Nelson's Milk is bigger than that! Hopefully you can get it to eat.

omg so much cuteness i want to hug it !!!

I hatched a 35g, that dropped to 29g. After 1 assist feeding, it has taken 2 meals on it's own. I hope yours does well., as yours also Luke.

Definitely the smallest ball python I have yet to see. As far as feeding it goes, you could be in for a harrowing experience. 5 gram corn snake babies can eat small pinkies, so I would say that would be your best bet, but they don't tend to move enough to cause a feeding response. You may have to try and find an ASF breeder and get fresh born pinkies from them. Maybe being a choice meal will win out over lack of motion.

Thats TINY! I hope you manage to get it to eat something!

My twins were super tiny at 27 and 32 grams...Which is double the size of yours!!! Good luck with getting it started!

i had twins this year at 26 and 28 grams. they took a month to shed and have now taken fuzzies by the new owner. also i remember someone posting a 14 gram hatchling on ks a couple years ago. ive heard many times over not to wait till they shed and to start offering food right away. live pinky mice would be your best bet.
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Thanks for the input everyone. The little mojave is doing fine. Everyone seems to have the same concern, getting the little guy to eat. I'll have to try pinkies. I just hope he likes them.

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Originally Posted by GoFride

How would you feed something so small? Pinky parts?

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When I got my Antaresia perthensis a couple of years ago, it just weigh 4 gram! That is a small snake :)

But a 15 gram bp baby is the smallest I've ever seen or heard of..

Wow is all I can say! I hope he does well for you.

never had one that small, but I think as long as you try not to stress it out to much you'll be fine. I would just offer a pinky mouse at night. The reason I say at night is because my young ones esp with their first feeding seem to be more shy and eat at night other then in the day. Good luck with everything...keep us posted

I had a 32 gram female hatch out of a little boob egg last year in November. She didn't eat for a while now she close 500 grams and a keeper.:snake:

Too bad you can't get feeder shrews.
But very nice. My pastel is a twin, hatched at 37g, he will be turning 1 next week and weighed in at 410g last night.

I've seen 18 grams, 16 grams and one 13 gram BP hatchlings posted here. They all lived and eventually outgrew being the runts.

Gale

Well I'm sorry to say that the little guy didn't make it. He died after two days. I wanted it to be a great story about how the little one overcame the odds and grew up. He came from a double sired cluth consisting of 2.1 Mojaves, 1.1 Normals, and .1 Pastel. I will post pics of them soon.

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Well I'm sorry to say that the little guy didn't make it. He died after two days. I wanted it to be a great story about how the little one overcame the odds and grew up. He came from a double sired cluth consisting of 2.1 Mojaves, 1.1 Normals, and .1 Pastel. I will post pics of them soon.

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Im very sorry to hear about the little mojave. RIP his little soul. :please:

Congrats with the rest of the clutch, looking forward to pics.

oh no. i was reading this hoping to find he was doing good. im sorry he didnt make it

I'm sorry he didn't make it :(

thats sucks i'm sorry.

Sorry to hear it, I was really hoping the little string bean would make it despite his size.

Sorry to hear about your loss :(

He was so adorable. It's so wild how they can hatch out so small.

I hatched out a 30 gram male that did not asborb all his yolk. He started feeding on his own and my bother in law had him for over a year before getting rid of him. He ate good.

guess I should have read all the way threw. Sorry

So sorry he didn't make it. He was so adorable.

Oh, I'm sorry. :(

awee the mojave and the pewter(from the post reply) are really tiny, i hopee they can start feeding soon for you guys :gj:

I've had several babies hatch out around 30 grams (or less) with yolk sac issues. I haven't lost one yet. They usually do NOT shed out on time, but DO start eating on their own within a week of hatching. I offer small fuzzy mice. The little ones seem to be eager to eat. I'm sorry to hear you lost your little guy...he must have had some less apparent problem than just his size. Not every hatchling can make it, unfortunately.

:tears: Sorry for your loss. He was very cute.

I'm sorry to hear the little one didn't make it. There were a lot of people rooting for him. Sometimes it is just not meant to be.

well if my Quadruplet Spiders had survived long enough to come out on their own i wouldve had ya beat . 3 of them were 6 grams each and the 4th was 12 grams LOL

My deepest sympathies to you and the little peanut that didn't make it. I was rooting for him.

Also I'm terribly sorry about the quads. Ive been reading both threads avidly every day and I'm sorry they didn't pull through. Its natures way though.

Keep your heads up

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Oh that sucks :( It was a tiny little thing!