At my summer camp we have a nature lodge where animals, including snakes, are kept on display. One of the e. milks laid 12 eggs, and since no one there knew how to incubate eggs they gave them to me.



They seem to be doing well (they were laid over a week ago). But I am worried because one of my friends incubated a e. milk clutch and all of the hatchlings died randomly after a few months, feeding regularly on pinks. What went wrong? What can I do to prevent this?



On feeding, I own an e. king that I feed adult mice, to start off the milks I may cut off the mouse tails and offer those. Until winter comes I can also easily find baby garter snakes for feeders if it is necessary. Also, I read a study on crocodiles that said that scientists imprinted favorite foods in the hatchlings by painting flavors directly on the eggs. Does this work with milks? Can difficult feeders be warded off before they even hatch if I brush some pinky scent on the eggs?



By the way, how old should the babies be before I separate them?



crocacutus

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