There are a lot of misunderstandings out there about tricolors. Yes, the babies can be a little more difficult -but scarcely more so than some clutches of standard western hogs. Generally 50-75% of my hatchlings go directly onto pinks in one form or another (f/t, live, brained)-the rest need some kind of scenting (cricket frog, tuna, sometimes gecko). VERY few hatchlings show any interest in live pinks-even those which have already fed on unscented f/t!



Once hatchling Lystrophis start to feed-watch out! I honestly think they would stuff themselves every day if I let them!



The two most common mistakes I see with tricolors is that people tend to keep them either too warm or too dry-a humidity box is almost essential.



Finally, breeding these guys is much different from North American hogs!



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Brad Chambers

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