My only clutch this year - baby pieds and something kind of sad

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Yeah that can be a big problem with shy babies. For the first live meal or two I try to find very small hoppers or even large fuzzies that are too small to hurt the snake, and then don't peek for an hour or so.

Thanks! A large fuzzy would have been perfect. If I can't turn one up in a few days, I'll go ahead and just give the little guy a bit more time with another small. My local pet store is a great, consistent, source of mice, but breeding my own was definitely better.