feeding hatchlings

If you breed out fresh hatchlings at what point do you start feeding them?

Most wait until after everyone has shed and then offer food :)


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Typically after their first shed, but some offer prior to that...

After they have their first shed, they get placed in their own tub. I give them 2-3 days to settle into their new tub before offering food.

I've offered before and after first shed. As long as the umbilical area is totally sealed I see no problem before shed. It's not like they will pass a meal by in the wild.....

Little hatchling thinking.... "I have to pass on the little rat pink cause I haven't shed yet" .... lol!!

Both my Black Pastel Pieds shed yesterday and took rat pinks. Love starting out of the gate with rats!!

They get their first meal after their first shed.

Only exceptions are for the exceptions such as hatchlings that do not shed within 2 weeks of hatching, hatchling not absorbing their yolk etc. Those are rare and feeding is done on a case by case basis.

How long does it usually take for a first shed?

It takes about seven to ten days for the first shed.

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Originally Posted by BHReptiles

After they have their first shed, they get placed in their own tub. I give them 2-3 days to settle into their new tub before offering food.

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Where do you place them before their first shed?

All together in 1 tub with moist towel as substrate.

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Originally Posted by CORBIN911

All together in 1 tub with moist towel as substrate.

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Is that a general practice or just something you prefer? Why do you not separate them right away? If they are all in the same tub how do you tell which ones have shed?

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Originally Posted by vangarret2000

Where do you place them before their first shed?

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Males go in one tub, females in another. The tubs are in my hatchling rack and have wet paper towel bedding

The babies who have shed look different than those who haven't. It's easy to tell :)

Place your Left hand in water for 1 hour, Pull it out and look at your Left hand To your Right hand, Its wrinkly and pruney looking! kinda like the snake babies =P

I dont separate mine unless clutch is 7+ then will do F/M seperation.

I also keep them all together until after the first shed, and separate them out as they shed if they do not all do so on the same day.

When you see one next to the other it is very obvious who has and has not shed.

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Originally Posted by vangarret2000

Is that a general practice or just something you prefer? Why do you not separate them right away? If they are all in the same tub how do you tell which ones have shed?

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It's a general practise to keep them all together, there is really no need to separate them until they have their first shed and get ready to eat.

As for knowing how to tell which one shed it's pretty easy, hatchlings that have not have their first shed are very shiny/glossy.

Before

http://i954.photobucket.com/albums/a...014Cl02_03.jpg

After

http://i954.photobucket.com/albums/a...014Cl02_05.jpg

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Originally Posted by Deborah

It's a general practise to keep them all together, there is really no need to separate them until they have their first shed and get ready to eat.

As for knowing how to tell which one shed it's pretty easy, hatchlings that have not have their first shed are very shiny/glossy.

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While I can't really argue with that statement, I don't know if I'd go so far as to say it's "general practice". Seems like it just comes down to personal preference really.

The way I see it, if you have everything ready, why not move them into their own tubs? I wonder if keeping them together maybe helps maintain a sense of security? Which in turn would maybe make them a little more willing to feed?

I'd be curious to know if anyone has gone from doing it one way to the other, and if they noticed any difference in feeding response...

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Originally Posted by Deborah

It's a general practise to keep them all together, there is really no need to separate them until they have their first shed and get ready to eat.

As for knowing how to tell which one shed it's pretty easy, hatchlings that have not have their first shed are very shiny/glossy.

Before

http://i954.photobucket.com/albums/a...014Cl02_03.jpg

After

http://i954.photobucket.com/albums/a...014Cl02_05.jpg

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Would this be the same for live birth snakes or just ones out of eggs?