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15-Jan-08, 04:30 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Jan-08 Location: tweed coast Gender:  | | | feeding childrens python hatchlings
I am a new snake owner and have just become the proud owner of 2 hatchlings but getting them to feed is proving a problem,they are now about 1 mth old and shed within 6 days of hatching.Can someone give me some tips as I would love them to survive.I have tried braining frozen pinkies without luck,HELP
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15-Jan-08, 04:32 PM
| | Subscriber | Join Date: Sep-07 Location: Western Sydney Age/Gender: 20  | | | |
try live pinkies, Mine loved them as a hatchling, what size enclosure are they in? And are you using a heat mat?
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15-Jan-08, 04:34 PM
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Hatchling childreni can be a nightmare to get feeding!
No offence to you, but I really think breeders should old on to their unfeeding hatchies until such a time as they are feeding well. Selling a non-feeding childreni to a new keeper is, in my opinion, pretty slack. Not so bad with some other species, but childreni can be a nightmare, as I said..
A few years ago I was in the same position you are. I tried everything under the sun, all the tricks everyone told me and nothing worked. In the end, I offered the childreni a small feeder fish and she was all over it. After that there was little difficulty in getting her onto pink mice. This may or may not work for you, but it might be worth a shot.
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15-Jan-08, 04:36 PM
|  | Jas Subscriber | Join Date: Sep-07 Location: Orange NSW Age/Gender: 28 | | | |
Try feeding them in the dark.
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15-Jan-08, 04:37 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Jan-08 Location: tweed coast Gender: | | | |
hi Daniel,yes they are on a heat mat,what is the optimum temp to keep them on?they are in a 5lt container ,is this too small,where do you get live pinkies apart from breeding them your self,
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15-Jan-08, 04:39 PM
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Not to sure to be honest, i had a little heat mat which i left on. As for live pinkies you may be able to buy them from a reptile shop, Sorry im from NSW so im not to sure what resources you are open to up there, Oh And welcome to APS!!
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15-Jan-08, 04:41 PM
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Hi aspidites no my snake had the clutch of eggs so i am the new breeder we got her from a reputable breeder and my friend has the male,so we are the new breeder so to speak
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15-Jan-08, 04:43 PM
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Firstly don't use live pinkies. Apart from being illegal there is no need.
At one month old have they eaten at all before you got them? If so how long ago?
When you say "I have tried braining frozen pinkies" you don't mean that you have tried to brain it while frozen?
When offered to your childrens were they properly thawed and warmed?
IsK
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15-Jan-08, 04:53 PM
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Originally Posted by Daniel_Penrith  Not to sure to be honest, i had a little heat mat which i left on. As for live pinkies you may be able to buy them from a reptile shop, Sorry im from NSW so im not to sure what resources you are open to up there, Oh And welcome to APS!! | You don't have to apologise about being from NSW. I've met some quite nice people from NSW - they are in the minority but anyway.
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15-Jan-08, 09:18 PM
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Make sure the temps are right. Make sure the pinky is nice and warm (use hot water). Make sure the enclosure has plenty of hides etc so the snake feels safe.
My last clutch of spotteds were a bit of pain to get started but they were atleast striking the pinkies and constricting them, but then they'd let go for some reason. By annoying the crap out of them with the pinky (keep holding it in the snakes face forcing them to strike it and wiggling it even when the snake was constricting it) they eventually fed.
When I got my female spotted a few years back she hadn't eaten and wasn't interested at all (wouldn't even strike) but when I finally got a live pinky she became a eating machine (once she had one live one, she then accepted defrosted ones).
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16-Jan-08, 08:57 AM
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baby macs are easy to get to feed, just tease feed them with day old mouse pinkies, ie grab a pinky in a pair of long tweesers/forceps, and bash the snake around the head and neck area untill it gets anouyed enough to grab and eat the pinky.
Get over 50 hatchling antaresia feeding this way every year.
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16-Jan-08, 09:24 AM
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you could also try senting them with a skink . and ive also found keeping hatchies in a dark container to help a bit also.
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16-Jan-08, 11:09 AM
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Originally Posted by TrueBlue baby macs are easy to get to feed, just tease feed them with day old mouse pinkies, ie grab a pinky in a pair of long tweesers/forceps, and bash the snake around the head and neck area untill it gets anouyed enough to grab and eat the pinky.
Get over 50 hatchling antaresia feeding this way every year. | Yep, this is what i was told... tick them off...worked for me, and there been no turning back..
feeds every week, easy... and im glad...
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16-Jan-08, 11:54 AM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Jan-08 Location: tweed coast Gender: | | | | feeding hachies childreni
Thank you to all you guys for your advise,it is getting stressfull,they have not fed since hatching,they are lively enough but stubbon I will try all the suggestions so keep you fingers crossed for this novice
thanks
louise
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16-Jan-08, 12:10 PM
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Good Luck Louise.
Let us know how you go
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