Well, Moe is eating pretty well. I'm struggling with the others. I started with half pinkies, and after about four, Moe ate a whole one. Larry ate a half once. Curly hasn't eaten. I've been offering halves. Tried whole tonight. Not biting yet. It's been almost a month since they hatched, and they're so small. It's kind of freaking me out.
They're in shoebox tubs, paper towels, stuff to hide under/in, paper balls filling the tubs, about 82/74 F, in my closet with the door open, given an approximate day/night cycle.
Moe's gotten bigger, of course, but Curly's lost 2 of his initial 6 grams, though I guess it could be water. He doesn't seem weak/starving, so I guess I really shouldn't be too worried.
Is this unusual? When to assist? When to force?
I wouldn't worry with ball pythons, of course, but they've got ten times the mass/fat reserves.
Edit: Also, I can't do live mouse pinks because I just can't get them around here, and the ones at the local expo last week were four days old and way too big.
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