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- Thread starter 67temp
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MysticExotics
(formerly NWHeather)
So exciting! I'm looking forward to seeing the babies!
SnakeCreations
Ophiolatress
very nice and congrats!
67temp
New member
Thank you to both of you!
15 of the 16 pipped and came out of the egg on 5/3. Egg #16 wasn't in the clump with the others and it was 2 days after the others had pipped with no sign of this one pipping so I cut the egg some. That baby is still chilling in the egg. I think my wife was more excited for them than me. When I got home from work she had already put them in their own tubs with water after weighing them. Most of the babies averaged around 8g. One little porker was 11g. It's already easy to tell which ones are going to have white borders to their blotches. The only weird one that showed up is the boy in the last pic with the weird dorsal pattern the first half of it's body
15 of the 16 pipped and came out of the egg on 5/3. Egg #16 wasn't in the clump with the others and it was 2 days after the others had pipped with no sign of this one pipping so I cut the egg some. That baby is still chilling in the egg. I think my wife was more excited for them than me. When I got home from work she had already put them in their own tubs with water after weighing them. Most of the babies averaged around 8g. One little porker was 11g. It's already easy to tell which ones are going to have white borders to their blotches. The only weird one that showed up is the boy in the last pic with the weird dorsal pattern the first half of it's body
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67temp
New member
Thanks!
So I wasn't over whelmed with my first breeding season and to give me a chance to learn and make corrections for incubation I purposely staggered my breeding. Just got 11 eggs from this caramel Miami last night. The babies should be very interesting if the hets prove out.
So I wasn't over whelmed with my first breeding season and to give me a chance to learn and make corrections for incubation I purposely staggered my breeding. Just got 11 eggs from this caramel Miami last night. The babies should be very interesting if the hets prove out.
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MysticExotics
(formerly NWHeather)
Pretty babies!
MysticExotics
(formerly NWHeather)
Are you offering food before their first shed?
MysticExotics
(formerly NWHeather)
I was just curious. I used to offer first meal right after their first shed, but I started waiting a week after they shed to offer, and I saw an increase in those who ate, and they typically become consistent eaters.
67temp
New member
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?
MysticExotics
(formerly NWHeather)
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.
Dennis Gulla
New member
Awesome! Keep us updated with pictures!
Dennis Gulla
New member
Thank you for sharing!
MysticExotics
(formerly NWHeather)
Congrats!
SnakeCreations
Ophiolatress
how exciting!! Congrats!
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