Most of the people on these forums already know about some of the little things that can make all the difference between a hatchling eating, and not eating, and know that getting this feeding response going is of utmost importance for them to thrive.



Well, these particular hatchlings have already eaten on their own a few different times, so this certainly wasn't a life or death situation, but they have refused any offerings from one batch of pinks I had for several attempts, and it was now the eighth day since they fed. So I'm thinking, hmmm, these guys should be plenty hungry enough now to want another meal. These pinks were from a much older batch than the previous ones they ate earlier, so when I saw that NONE out of the seven neonates had went ahead and eaten any of these, I went ahead and made the thawed pinks smell a little different by tearing the skin from the head(similar to braining), to unleash a fresh, different scent. Well, as soon as they saw THESE offerings, it was "game on", and they consumed them in short order.



I just thought it would be helpful to remind a few folks that these seemingly simple little tricks can sometimes make all the difference in the world to some snakes as far as turning on the feeding resonse "switch".





best regards, ~Doug




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