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Posted - 01/10/2010 :  17:53:51  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Got 5 baby hatchlings about 3-4 weeks old 2 of them wont eat any advice on gettin them to eat?

herriotfan
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Posted - 01/10/2010 :  18:39:51  Show Profile  Click to see herriotfan's MSN Messenger address  Reply with Quote
Have you done the normal tricks of warming the mouse up, squeezing some blood out of it's nose, wriggling it in front of the snake, leaving it on kitchen roll in the hide overnight?
There are other things to try too but those are the easier ones to try first.

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HannahB
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Posted - 01/10/2010 :  20:09:55  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
maybe try covering them up at night with a pinkie in the tub with them? might work

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Kellog
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Posted - 02/10/2010 :  05:07:00  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
I have never had hatchlings SanJ, but I have read that it is a common problem and if you do a search I am sure you will find a lot of information on what you can do to encourage them to eat.

I found these threads that are similar to yours -

Hatchlings not feeding

A common question but....

Any advice will be much appreciated - Feeding

Hope they can give you some ideas to help you get your babies eating.

xxx

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gingerpony
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Posted - 02/10/2010 :  10:11:31  Show Profile  Click to see gingerpony's MSN Messenger address  Reply with Quote
how are they housed? individually or as a group?
what are the set-ups like inc. temps?
what have you tried so far?
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Posted - 03/10/2010 :  19:25:10  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Temps are all good, they're in tubs with a small sheet of tissue and a lil water bowl each havent tried much of the normal teachniques will do tho n let u know
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gingerpony
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Posted - 04/10/2010 :  11:08:30  Show Profile  Click to see gingerpony's MSN Messenger address  Reply with Quote
one thing to bear in mind is to not stress them out by offering a feed too often, stick to trying once a week with minimum fuss/stress/handling between times
cornsnakes, ratsnakes, bullsnakes, boas and day geckos

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