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I last fed my fire, Red, seven days ago(last Monday in America) after two unsuccessful attempts eight days ago and nine days ago, both of the first two in the afternoon. At the time that he usually wakes up, I took him out today and put him in a deli cup with a pinky.

After about ten minutes, I decided to make two cuts: one about a quarter of an inch deep just through the skin behind the neck and another about twice as deep just in front of the ears but with just two or three drops of blood coming out of the deeper one and none out of the first. It has been unsuccessful.

So, I know I could place him in his cage in his deli cup, but this would be his second successful feeding with me and possibly ever. However, that could cause undue stress. If I don't, his early development may be stunted due to a skipping of a meal, as I would definitely prefer to wait about 48 hours, with him slithering around, to try again, if not until Saturday, which I plan on being on his regular feeding day for his first six to eight months. So, would the stress from not moving around throughout his tank as a nocturnal animal or the lack of food be more likely to negatively affect him?
 
I'm not sure I understand the question.

How long have you had him?
Do you know when he last shed?
Is he active now/for sure not going into shed?
What did you do last time, that he ate successfully?

Is the question, he didn't eat yesterday, so you want to know if it's okay to wait till Saturday? I think I would wait two or three days from your last attempt, and do whatever worked the first time.

If you fed him in a deli cup last time, (that was successful) I'd do that, but I'd do it later in the evening, and I'd cover up the deli with a dish towel or whatever, and just leave him overnight, without peeking and disturbing him. He doesn't need to be on heat. You could slit the pink.

If I know I'm going to leave the pink a long time, I generally boil it, because it keeps way better. Also- he might just go for a boiled pink if he's never been offered it- it's my number one trick for getting non-feeders to eat. You boil water, put the pink in a dish, pour boiling water over it, take it out immediately, and then put it into the deli as-is, without cooling.
 
Nanci said:
I'm not sure I understand the question.

How long have you had him?
Do you know when he last shed?
Is he active now/for sure not going into shed?
What did you do last time, that he ate successfully?

Is the question, he didn't eat yesterday, so you want to know if it's okay to wait till Saturday? I think I would wait two or three days from your last attempt, and do whatever worked the first time.

If you fed him in a deli cup last time, (that was successful) I'd do that, but I'd do it later in the evening, and I'd cover up the deli with a dish towel or whatever, and just leave him overnight, without peeking and disturbing him. He doesn't need to be on heat. You could slit the pink.

If I know I'm going to leave the pink a long time, I generally boil it, because it keeps way better. Also- he might just go for a boiled pink if he's never been offered it- it's my number one trick for getting non-feeders to eat. You boil water, put the pink in a dish, pour boiling water over it, take it out immediately, and then put it into the deli as-is, without cooling.
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About two and a half weeks.
I don't think he's shed yet, as he was not over a week old when I got him.
He's pretty active.
I waited about ten minutes after he woke up, cut the pinky's rear and head off, and then placed him in a deli cup. However, after two hours, Red hadn't eaten the head. I placed him back in the cage and tossed the head.
No, he hasn't eaten in about a week.
 
So wait- he's a newly hatched baby? You got him right from the breeder, out of egg?

Many, most even, wait until the hatchling has had its first shed before attempting to feed. Typically, the snake hatches, goes blue immediately, sheds roughly 5-7 days later. Some people feed right away then. I generally wait at least one more week, so the baby uses up all the yolk, and is nice and hungry for his first feeding attempt.
 
Not "right from the egg". I got it from Petco, which didn't seem to have the records. He was at least four days old when I got him. For now, I just saw him yawn for the first time I've ever seen after not feeding last night.
 
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