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althea
at Thu Nov 12 00:04:31 2009 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by althea ]
I let the ones who did not eat settle in this afternoon. This evening I made certain that all had good long drinks of fresh water. I observed the one who ate, drinking from its water container. I'll repeat this process in the morning, etc.
What I found odd is that there were crickets in the shipping bag with them. Was this supposed to be a food source? As soon as my hatchlings go through their first shed, I offer them xsmall f/t brained pinks. Those who won't take them eventually get live pinks. Never considered feeding crickets?!?!
I suspect that at least two of them have yet to go through first shed. The smallest is jet black with perfect silver/white markings. Not a hint of red nor yellow on it. Next largest looks like a nice lavender--time will tell. Third largest is a normal/classic with an aberrant zig-zag the entire length of it's body (nice, sharp, classic colors). The largest has rich warm brown saddles (some rosy undertones coming through). The ground color at this stage appears to be an interesting yellow with a greenish tint.
If they all are thrivers, it should be a nice looking group. I have a 10 year old amel female who produced many clutches with her sun glow mate. Lost him to a tumor two years ago, but she is still a very pretty retired lady. I'm sure that the new babies have fancy names to define them, but to me they are just pretty babies with the potential to grow into nice looking snakes.
Have you any info about feeding crickets to corn snakes?
rgds,
althea
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Thanks--more info. - althea, Thu Nov 12 00:04:31 2009