My birthday present!

[calmolly1]

My husband surprised me yesterday with my bday present a little early! Meet Juno, 0.1 Albino. She is so tiny, only 12g! And thin with backbone ridge showing. She has been eating mice hoppies. She struck at me last night while settling her so decided to see if she'd eat. She wanted to, but kept sniffing the mouse and retreating. This morning the mouse is dead for no apparent reason. And yes we have a nice set up for feeder mice and rats awaiting feeding day. She must have known it was sick or something.


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[Rickys_Reptiles]

Happy early birthday!

[Sammiebob]

Happy early birthday! What size was the mouse? It may have been too big or too small

[slithering_BP]

Happy birthday day, what a great gift

[calmolly1]

Happy early birthday! What size was the mouse? It may have been too big or too small

I did feel that the mouse was probably on the large side of ok for her. For a confident feeder like my normal it wouldn't have mattered but as she had only fed 3 times it may have put her off. I'm defrosting a little fuzzy now (in her QT room so she smells it) and going to offer later as she has been in feeding mode since last night.


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[calmolly1]

Success!!! I offered her a f/t mouse fuzzy and she ate it...finally. I did the zombie dance with it and she struck and wrapped it but then messed around with it like she couldn't figure out how to eat it. After about 20 min she went back in her hide facing out so I went in to remove it and she struck it again from my hand , so I left her with it for about an hour and came back and you could see it in her little tummy ! I'm pleased on two counts...1. The skinny little thing ate, and 2. It was my first successful f/t feeding. Thanks to this group!


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[Kibbleswhites]

A 12 gram ball python?

[PyramidPythons]

She's adorable! Major congratulations and happy birthday!

[hijacked]

Congratulations. 12 grams is small? How much does a typical hatchling weigh?

[Kibbleswhites]

Congratulations. 12 grams is small? How much does a typical hatchling weigh?

I would say typical is 50-70 grams, large 70-90 grams, small 30-50 grams. It is highly unusual for a hatchling to weigh less than 30 grams and survive (is possible and heard of but very very uncommon). If it were 12 grams, a good meal would be a 2.4 gram food item (a newborn mouse pink).