the saga continues........

Oh yeah I've heard transporting non-feeders helps to stir up the juices...lol

My hubby thought I was absolutely crazy last year, when I took the one and only non-feeder round to visit my son, in my handbag! Later that evening he (the hatchling not the Hubby...lol) was offered a nice hot pinky and devoured it. He continued feeding from then on, although I don't know if it was the journey or the very hot pink, either way it worked!

I see what you mean about building a good relationship with you local pet shop, at least if they listen to your recommendations and get their practices ironed out, then you'll have a good outlet for your hatchlings.

Also agree with you that 4 - 6 month old hatchlings should be bigger, it's probably because they've been on a maintainance diet. Which I know some pet stores do to keep cost down and to keep the hatchlings smaller and cuter longer...not good I know....But some do do it.

Anyway congrats on the new feeder, keep up the good work, best wishes,

Goes to show what separating and lowering the stress levels will do for them. Good job again Janine! You da bomb

Ah, but who do I owe a lot of my success to?! Re-reading my early posts, Meg, I had help from you as well as Kathy, Dean, Bitsy, the list goes on with too many people to mention. I'm not being disingenuous here, I admit I was more than motivated and capable of taking on board that advice and learning, but you people involved from the start made the learning process easier for me

'Phoned the shop owner, who is now a very happy man. I'll keep Val for 2 more feedings, then he can go back to the shop if he continues to be a good snakey. Again I reinforced that the snakelets really need separated and to be on a better feeding schedule in order to be big and healthy for a good start in life.
I'm considering loaning him my big boys after the breeding season as display snakes, so he can show customers how adult corns look

Second half of the large pink down the hatch last night!

I'm thinking that it wasn't really a problem feeder, it was just stressed from being with all the other snakes.

I'd agree totally. A good advert against co-habbing and maintenance feeding.

Val went back to the shop today, having doubled his weight in less than a month! He's just going into blue and feisty enough to strike at me this morning.

Looking good Janine...you snake rehabber you!! Hopefully they will keep him in better conditions so that he'll continue to thrive.

That's the best thing about it, Meg! The new setup of hatchling boxes inside a big viv is working out great, and as well as the benefits to the snakes, they've sold more corns than usual because you can see the hatchlings grooving around in their separate boxes, read accurate feeding records for each one, instead of a pile of skinny babies huddled in one hide!