Dear Sean,
I always try hard to sell well established rodent feeders, but sometimes for variou reasons folks are challenged...and the hatchlings may surprise us. Be sure your temps, humidity,hides etc. are all correct. Work and communicate with your breeder/ source, they should be helpful and know what works.

I have never seen a healthy hatchling that would not feed, you need to be patient and persistent. I buy a bunch of feeder gold fish, and set them up in tank. The weak gold fish die...and the others do well. I take these healthy goldfish and put them in a very shallow dish, with just about 1/2" of water or less, the goldfish will be gasping and flapping around, and this often stimulates feeding by the hatchling. Have a pinky or fuzzy ready to go, prewashed in ordinary dish soap and thoroughly washed off. Rub some gold fish scent on it and place it in the dish along with the live gold fish. Often it will be consumed. Maybe feed just one live gold fish and quit...then next feeding try the scent transfer with the washed mouse. There are lots of techniques ,this has worked well for me. My hatchlings that refuse rodents at first usually take just 2 or 3 goldfish and then they are on to rodents...so don't worry about thiaminase issues. Try also dipping a washed fuzzy in canned tuna or salmon juice/spring water pack. When they are ready they will feed...don't panic, it may take a few weeks and usually they hatch fat with yolk... You are on the right track. good luck, Vic

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