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1st time feeding

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Rachealslove

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I have a baby 15 in. That I am feeding for the 1st time and I was wondering if the time of day matters. Is it better to feed at night?
 
I prefer to feed in the evening for the first few times, till I get a feel for how easily the baby will feed. Then I feed whenever, typically in the late morning/ early afternoon.
 
I always tend to feed in the early evening, I figure they're nocturnal and it's the best time for me too.
 
I feed my little guy in the morning usually. But sometimes in the evening. He seems to be fine with either one :)
 
Thanks everyone for the advice. I fed her yesterday at 3:45 pm and she ate it all. I have her is my closet digesting right now. My next issue is how long do I have to leave her in there? My sons and I enjoy spending time with her and we miss her already. I was thinking 2 days would be enough.
 
Rachealslove said:
I have her is my closet digesting right now. My next issue is how long do I have to leave her in there?
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If she's in a feeding container in your closet, please make sure it's ~84F in your closet. Snakes need the heat to digest properly, which is why they'll usually slink off to their favorite warm hide for a couple days afterwards.

If she's still young and the feeding container is small, you can usually put the container (open of course) back into the viv and they'll leave it on their own to seek out a nice digestion spot. That way you don't stress them and they get the comfort of their warm familiar home.

But as others have said, 48 hours before actual handling, so if you have to leave her in there, do it for a couple of days.

PS. Glad you got a good eater... My baby is proving to be quite the stubborn brat lately.
 
PS. Glad you got a good eater... My baby is proving to be quite the stubborn brat lately.[/QUOTE]

I had that happen and it turned out she was blue, but her eyes didn't show any signs of it. Watch for the shedding process to begin, and see if the timing is right for your snake to shed. They won't eat when they are blue.
 
He just shed last week actually. Right after his first successful feed. Sort of ironic, the only time he's eaten is the one time they generally don't eat, lol.
 
Nythain, not sure you need this since you had one successful feed, but I had a stubborn eater and found a way to get her to eat every time. Bella WOULD NOT eat for me at first. I tried all sorts of things (cutting off the head, braining, etc.) and she wanted nothing to do with it. I ended up putting her in a small lunch sack with her food, folding over and clipping the top with a paper clip, then putting the whole thing back in her viv. She ate!! I did that several times, each time successfully. Now I just put her dinner in the paper bag, leave it open and lay it on it's side. She goes in, eats, then comes out when she's ready.

Casey
 
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