Another Update on the Fire clutch!

So, I have been attempting to feed the babies from my fire clutch as most of you know. Last feeding day, three of them ate, and although they were fires, none of the eyeless babies ate. This past time, three ate again. This is the second food item for babies 2 and 10, and the first for # 5. None of the eyeless have eaten so far. But they do show interest in the prey. So for now patience is key. I will wait at least two more attempts before I intervene. The one I really worry about is baby #4, the girl with the deformed jaw. Thus far she does not tongue flick, she has a tongue, but seems not to know how to or be able to use it. She shows little interest in food, not surprisingly. I sincerely hope she will be able to eat, I dread the thought of what I must do if she cannot. :(

Keep my little ones in your thoughts, please. And I will keep updating their progress.

Gale

I wish you luck getting the rest to feed.

Good luck and keep us posted!


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Good luck on these babies and thanks for keeping us posted :gj:

I really wish the best for all of them! Thanks for the update. I hope they all make it.

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Thanks for the update! Keeping my fingers crossed for the little deformed jaw baby! I hope you can get them to eat!! :)

Gale, Gale Gale!
Deformed jaws and eyeless baby ball pythons? Are these babies from your "exceptional" animals, and your "best of the best" stock?
Eyeless babies and babies with deformed jaws?
You're off to an "exceptional" start.
Toss them all in the freezer.
It's the right thing to do.

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Deformed jaws and eyeless baby ball pythons? Great breeding stock! "The best of the best", eh? LOL!!! Sooo funny!!!
I've nNever produced an eyeless baby or a baby with a deformed jaw. You're off to a great start.
Toss them all in the freezer.
It's the right thing to do.

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Why don't you go away.

Didn't your mother teach you if you don't have anything nice to say, to say nothing at all?

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Adding genetically defective babies into this already somewhat compromised gene pool is terribly irresponsible.

You know, if you weren't such a self absorbed looser, you'd know this happened because of an incubation accident. What, do accidents not happen to perfect people like you? I'd say what I really think of you, but momma told me never to use that kind of language in public.

Gale

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Originally Posted by mykee

Gale, Gale Gale!
Deformed jaws and eyeless baby ball pythons? Are these babies from your "exceptional" animals, and your "best of the best" stock?
Eyeless babies and babies with deformed jaws?
You're off to an "exceptional" start.
Toss them all in the freezer.
It's the right thing to do.

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Wow, seriously....? Dude, think before you speak....


Thanks for the update Gale, hope the eyeless ones start to eat, and the little deformed jaw baby.

I am really sorry to hear about your deformed babies.. but when you say intervene are you planning on assist feeding? If the deformed baby has issues eating on its own, you might want to consider the potential for more being wrong with it then just the obvious deformity. Again I am really sorry that they are having issues, but I am not sure I would want to go through the process of assist feeding for an animal that is not healthy to begin with. But ultimately its up to you, that is just my opinion. Good luck with whatever you decide! and believe me I do hope your babies make it through eyes or no eyes :)

Aww :/ GOOD LUCK!