Thoughts on this hatchling

[Lana's_mom]

This is the little spider Hatchling that hasn't eaten yet. How does he look to everyone. Compared to his siblings he looks so skinny, but I don't know if he is in fact under weight. He came out of the egg on 11-13-12 and shed on 11-21-12. I have put mouse fuzzies, and a hopper and rat pinks, on seperate days/nights, to try and get him to eat, he just shy's away from them. The other 2 are eating great and are nice and fat. Thanks for any thoughts on this little guy.

[cschneider]

I don't think he looks bad. Might just be a slow starter. I always have a few of those in each clutch. If they start getting wrinkles in their skin I assist feed.


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[Annarose15]

Are you offering live? Are you leaving it in overnight? Perhaps try aspen bedding as well - they feel more secure because they can burrow in it. He doesn't look like he's in any trouble yet, though.

[TheSnakeGuy]

Such motherly advice given daily.

[SlitherinSisters]

He doesn't look terrible. I put all my hatchlings on aspen and fill their tub with crumpled newspaper. Usually that's all it takes. For him I would put him in a deli cup with the live rodent over night, if he can't get away from it he might eat it. That's what I do with my shy feeders. I just put them and the rodent in the hide and put the hide door up against the wall of the tub so they can't get out unless they try pretty hard. That usually does the trick. I use the hide rather than a deli cup becuase my hides are really snug.

[Lana's_mom]

Thanks for the advice. Couple more questions. I have only used live to try and encourage him to eat. I don't have a deli cup, but would a brown paper bag, like for lunches work? Do I put him in the bag over night with the rat pink/fuzzy and check on him in the morning? Will the bag allow enough air flow? and do I put it on the end with the heat tape in the tub? He doesn't care if the food is in his hide with him. He will sleep with it in there with him. Thanks for all the help again

[Lana's_mom]

Well I tried the paper bag over night with him and a good size rat pink, and he was just snuggled up to it this morning He is a weird snake. When I gently slid him out of the bag and back into his tub along with the pinky, he started cruising around, so I put the pink back in the tub, and he crawls over it, comes out of the tub crawling striaght towards me face looking at me. I put my hand below him to make sure i would caught him if he kept crawling out, and he lowered himself onto my hand and crawled on it and was just going to hang out. I of course put him back in his tub, and took the pinky out and fed it off to one of the other snakes. Boy this little male spider is a weird one. I wish he would hurry up and start eating tho, He is so cute, I don't want to lose him. lol

[naturesbeautybreeder]

I had a few lil dinker girls that I produced this season that just wouldn't eat own there own I ended up assist feeding both of them probly 3-5 times and after that they are some of my best feeders sometimes I think they just don't know what it is and need the taste for them to figure it out