starving baby?

[rabernet]

a friend of mine found them for me from a small breeder. i have been trying to feed her pinky asf rats. at the moment i have the pair together in the same sterilite 12qt/11.4L bin ( shoebox size) aswell as them both having their own hide. i was told by a friend that keeping them together till they get a little more size on them would be fine. do i need to separate them? no i have not taken her as i am not sure there is a problem yet. she apears healthy at this time and still has the strength to rap around my wrist and squeeze. thank you for the prompt response. ps. i have them now on my rack with the other new snakes and have been monitoring the heat religiously. i tried to add a pic so that you could visualize what i was talking about but do not know how.

Two snakes housed together equals one dominant, and one submissive - with the submissive one not feeding. House them separately, and offer bigger than pink ASF's - hatchlings right out of the eggs are offered ASF hoppers here (eyes and ears open, fully furred).

Wait 5-7 days after separating them, and offer food IN the same tub (I'd move the little one down to a six quart tub) that she's housed in.

All hatchlings here are housed individually.

[bads15]

thank you, great i will try to separate them. at what point do i say she needs medical help?

[Kaorte]

well, you have only attempted two feedings, correct? I would say if the baby doesn't start eating a week or two after putting it in its own tub, then it might be time to see the vet.

I am 99.9% sure that it is because they are housed together. Once there is no dominance, the snake should start eating just as well as the other.

[bads15]

im happy to say they are now in their own bins. only time will tell. thanks again

[bads15]

alright, so like i said in my last post i separated the two girls. the smaller one seemed pretty comfortable in her new home and i had a small fuzzy asf still so i thought i would give it a try just to see if she would show any interest. i know it was a little soon but she was starting to appear week so i didn't want to wait too long. i tossed it in her bin, leaving her in her hide for added comfort and closed the lid to trap the smell in there. i kept my eye on them the hole time to make sure she was ok and shortly after she began to take interest. after about 5 minutes of her watching it she finally ate. SHE FINALLY ATE! thanks for the advise, i think she will be ok, and i learned something new.

[Kaorte]

Glad she ate for you! Keep her on a 5 day feeding schedule and she should start gaining lots of weight