Nate is correct - I left my non-feeders at home. I had 3 non-feeders out of a clutch of 12 black milks (which is kind of high by my experience).



My advice: Don't do anything. Don't scent, don't brain, don't try tease feeding, etc. Black milks will eat eventually. Wait them out. I have had a few Hondurans this year that have decided to wait until after their second shed to feed on FT (I'll cup the stubborn ones overnight). All the tricks you are trying right now are probably freaking out the black milk hatchling. Just chill out and wait. My rule of thumb is to try three feedings after their first shed and if they don't eat FT then, I wait until after their next shed cycle. It ALWAYS works.



Good luck.



Rob

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• Finicky Black Milk Hatchling - Brewster320, Sun Oct 25 08:35:18 2009
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