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Hatchlings first meal

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I have 16 hatchlings that just shed today for their first time. This is my first clutch of corns (well, snakes in general), so I was wondering how some of you go about feeding them for the first time...live or ft, off of tongs or just drop in the pink and leave it alone, do you leave it in overnight if it doesn't eat it right away...etc..
I decided to just drop in a live pink and leave them alone. Two of them ate almost immediately. It has been two hours now and none of the rest of them have taken theirs yet.
I am by no means worried at all, but am just curious about the techniques you use right off the bat, even before you deem a snake a problem feeder.
 
I just drop it in and leave them alone. I'll check in an hour and the ones that don't eat I leave it in overnight. Leave them be, you'd loose your appetite if a big monster kept looking in your kitchen window every 15 minutes too. ;)
 
Are you housing your babies individually? That can make a big difference in getting a feeding response.

I "cup feed" babies a frozen/thawed pinky. This involves putting the snake in a 8 oz. deli cup overnight. Usually at least half will eat. I mark the non-feeders and try them again in a few days.
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Some babies will only eat live, some scented and some not at all. I tend to play the "waiting game" and try to get babies on frozen/thawed pinkies for about three weeks before resorting to any "tricks of the trade."

Tim Spuckler
Third Eye
www.thirdeyeherp.com
 
Thanks for the advice. Yeah, I house individually in sandwich size containers. Here's my rack.

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