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    Re: New babies not eating...

    Quote Originally Posted by Mike41793 View Post
    They could still be absorbing the egg yolks, meaning they wouldnt be hungry. As others have said try waiting a little longer.
    I think this could of been what happened with mine. Waited for them to shed out and then offered them both hoppers. Both did not feed. Waited probably two more weeks and offered hoppers again. One took it the other did not. So I gave the second hopper to the one that did. Next day I tried a rat fuzzy/crawler and the one took it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mike41793 View Post
    They could still be absorbing the egg yolks
    Yolk is absorbed in the final days of incubation and when hatchlings emerged out of their eggs the yolk is fully absorbed.


    PATIENCE

    I have hatchlings that have hatched a 5 weeks ago and have not taken a meal yet.

    Not sure what you want to feed but this is what I do.

    Offer rat first feeding some will take it some not.

    Offer rat second and third feeding.

    Offer mice to those that have refused rats previously.

    Offer mice again to those that have refused the previous week

    Offer mice in brown paper bag

    Important things are to make sure the temps are not too hot, 6 quarts tubs do not allow much room to thermo regulate and I would consider providing temps of 88 on the warm side (not much hotter than that)

    Have aspen bedding this allows them to burrow which means it allows them to feel more secure

    Do not offer more than every 7 days.

    Add crumble newspaper in the tubs of those that are hard to start.

    Monitor their general look make sure they are well hydrated.

    Note: I generally do not consider assisting before weeks 6 or 8 in most cases (that's an average).
    It is base on overall look, health, weight, whether or not the animal absorbed it's yolk (in the case it did not it would be VERY different) etc.
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    Re: New babies not eating...

    Thanks so much for the help guys....i will wait a week and the try again....
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