feeding hatchlings

[vangarret2000]

If you breed out fresh hatchlings at what point do you start feeding them?

[AlexisFitzy]

Most wait until after everyone has shed and then offer food


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[sho220]

Typically after their first shed, but some offer prior to that...

[BHReptiles]

After they have their first shed, they get placed in their own tub. I give them 2-3 days to settle into their new tub before offering food.

[CD CONSTRICTORS]

I've offered before and after first shed. As long as the umbilical area is totally sealed I see no problem before shed. It's not like they will pass a meal by in the wild.....

Little hatchling thinking.... "I have to pass on the little rat pink cause I haven't shed yet" .... lol!!

Both my Black Pastel Pieds shed yesterday and took rat pinks. Love starting out of the gate with rats!!

[Stewart_Reptiles]

They get their first meal after their first shed.

Only exceptions are for the exceptions such as hatchlings that do not shed within 2 weeks of hatching, hatchling not absorbing their yolk etc. Those are rare and feeding is done on a case by case basis.

[vangarret2000]

How long does it usually take for a first shed?

[bcr229]

It takes about seven to ten days for the first shed.

[vangarret2000]

After they have their first shed, they get placed in their own tub. I give them 2-3 days to settle into their new tub before offering food.

Where do you place them before their first shed?

[CORBIN911]

All together in 1 tub with moist towel as substrate.