I didn't have much trouble feeding F/T to my hatchlings (and these are my first 3 clutches ever). I get that people do different things, but I don't understand why it seems so frowned upon when some want to feed their hatchlings F/T. I had some that struck right away and some that had to be worked with a bit. I'm absolutely not an expert, but it's worth it to me to have them eating F/T from the start when that's the plan for them down the road.
I'm not knocking what others do... I'm just not getting the "you have to feed hatchlings live" thing. I like that there are many right ways to do things in this hobby. I just find it disappointing when some put others down for doing something different. I completely understand what Corey said about the 200 hatchlings... but for someone with 20 or less, I don't believe it's that hard to feed F/T (if that's what you choose to do).
Best of luck to everyone and their different methods in this hobby. I think the most important part is having the pride that your little babies are eating and getting bigger and stronger with every meal :-) .
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