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How long before I assist feed?
Hey everyone,
I have a Pastel hatchling that hatched on 7-7-11. It has yet to eat. All others have. I have tried both pinky mice and rats. Weight born-62g and weight today-55g. Just wondering when do I try and assist feeding her? I will be feeding the little ones today, so I will see if she eats on her own first.
thanks,
Dave
Last edited by saber2th; 07-30-2011 at 08:59 AM.
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Re: How long before I assist feed?
I go by the overall look and health of the animal. I don't think it's as simple as just setting a date. I had a set of twins this year that refused for several weeks...I assist fed them several times and they are eating like champs now. On the other hand I have a snake that has not eaten yet and it's been over a month. Her weight and overall health seems to be fine, so I'm not stressing over it yet...Just keeping an eye on her and offering her meals every week. I think you just have to use your personal judgement.
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Can also try, if you have them available to you, live asf pups or hopper mice cause they are a bit more spastic then rat and mouse pinks. The movement might trigger a feeding response
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I agree with trying a hopper mouse, as the lack of movement in a pink won't typically interest them. One of my babies from last year (the runt) refused food for 8 weeks after hatching... his weight wasn't dropping much at first, and then took a sudden dive around week 7. Lo and behold, that's when he decided to finally start eating - so I guess he just wasn't hungry until then! He hasn't stopped eating since, and while he's still pretty small for his age, he's growing steadily & doing great.  So I would say not to worry quite yet, although I'm hardly an expert at this point. Does your baby look really thin and/or lethargic?
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Re: How long before I assist feed?
Thanks everyone for the great advise! I just offered her a pinky mouse and after looking at it for several minutes, she finally hit it and consumed it! 
With all the new hatchlings out there, maybe someone else will benefit from the answers in this post!
thanks again,
Dave
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1.2 Pastels
1.0 Black Pastel
0.3 Normals
1.0 Anerytheristic Corn
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