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Originally Posted by 67temp
I'm still learning as I go. So you wait roughly 2 weeks after hatching to offer? Have you found if prey size makes a difference in their willingness to eat? Ie a pinkie that is probably a few hours old vs one that is a few days old? Roughly what % of a clutch do you get that accepts their first meal?
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Yes, it is about 2 weeks after they hatch before I offer their first meal. They absorb the yoke from the egg when they hatch, and they're not always hungry right after they shed. Sometimes it can create a problem eater if offered too soon and they get in the habit of declining food.
I use day old pinkies with hatchlings, and move up as they become established and start to grow.
I have had 100% eating their first meal when I started waiting, sometimes all but one, maybe two will eat their first meal.