Little Mojo hasn't eaten yet.

[Neal]

Raise his hotspot to 90 degrees and put him in a smaller tub. That's a pretty big tub for such a little baby. Also feeding on the same day they shed... its a 50/50 chance they take it. Best thing to do would be to get his hotspot raised up and with a smaller environment (such as a 6qt or 12qt tub)... then leave him be for a few days and then attempt to feed him a hopper again. Bet he takes it

Wow, yea I totally missed that part of the post as it didn't load on my cell phone. I keep some of my hatchlings in 28 qts but I have a million hides so it's a crammed floor space.

[Montypython696]

Thanks for the input guys, I really appreciate it. I'm off to work this morning, and on my way home I'll run to target and look for a smaller tub. I don't think they carry 12 quarts. But I know I've seen 15 quarts there. 6 just sounds so small to me. I don't think the hide and the water bowl would even fit in there.

[Montypython696]

I've got another question. The 15 quart tubs are too small to fit both a hide box and a water dish. So what do you guys do? Do you not use the hide? And just keep a water dish in there? I feel he's too small to put in a tub without a hide.

[SteveySingle]

That tub is pretty big for that size snake. I'd say 6 or 15 for sure. If ur hide it too big to fit in a 15 then it's probably too big of a hide. He needs to feel secure! Get him eating a time or two w live and then go for the f/t. Just make sure that u aren't handling him much for a few weeks just leave him alone in a cozy tub and only open it up to feed him. I know it's exciting when u have a new
Pickup but u gotta get this guy eating.

I just had my first hatchlings and one wouldn't eat the first two tries, I set him up w a 6qt, hatchling hide, small water dish...dropped a live hopper in there after about a week and he Didn't Even Hesitate-I also have better luck leaving the hide in the tub while feeding.
Hope this helps

[200xth]

I guess what I did goes against most suggestions, but I just put all of mine in 37 quarts tubs. 3 of them were 140-150g, two of them were under 90g.

Two hides (one at warm end, one at cool end), a water bowl, a few crumpled up paper towels, and a couple of toilet paper/paper towel tubes in the tub with them.

They've all eaten very well (except one, but she had an RI when I got her). All started on live mice and switched to FT rats with no issues. All growing nicely.

For myself, I'd rather get them 1 tub and just remove items as they grow than buy multiple tubs to swap out as they grow.

There's no one way to do anything, I just figured I would post my experience and what I did.

[SteveySingle]

I guess what I did goes against most suggestions, but I just put all of mine in 37 quarts tubs. 3 of them were 140-150g, two of them were under 90g.

Two hides (one at warm end, one at cool end), a water bowl, a few crumpled up paper towels, and a couple of toilet paper/paper towel tubes in the tub with them.

They've all eaten very well (except one, but she had an RI when I got her). All started on live mice and switched to FT rats with no issues. All growing nicely.

For myself, I'd rather get them 1 tub and just remove items as they grow than buy multiple tubs to swap out as they grow.

There's no one way to do anything, I just figured I would post my experience and what I did.

I think this is a good idea too, they key is to just not have a huge open area where they feel vulnerable IMO.

[Kodieh]

You've got a snake that's less than 100 grams in a 32qt enclosure; that could be your problem. I've got my 140ish gram Mojave in a 12 qt right now, and she eats like a champ.

[Montypython696]

Alright guys, I bought a new 15 quart tub for him. And I stole an extra hide from my girlfriend. I emailed the breeder to see what he had him in, and he said it was a shoebox rack. So 15 quarts isn’t too far off.


Yeah the water bowl is a little large. But its going to have to work until tomorrow when I bring home a smaller one.

Any thoughts?

[Kodieh]

Looking good, let him settle in and try to not mess with him for a few days.

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[NYHC4LIFE8899]

I got my baby in a 29 gallon high.. A couple hides. Warms spot,cool spot,humidity proper,plenty of vines and fake bushes and he's all good.

i think it don't matter if it's a baby in a 55 gallon,it's fine,as long as you have plenty of hides and bushes and vines and things for him to climb. They are wild animals and live outside and the world is a pretty big place,lol..point is make the tank set up properly and he will be fine,IMO