What to do if they don't feed this summer is a concern of mine, too. Of mine, numbers five and six ate last night. So three of them have eaten. Each day I put a fresh scented live pink just at the entrance to their moss hide. They tend to come out at dusk to feed. I weighed them all post shed, and will watch to see if the reluctant ones begin to lose too much weight. If so, next step is a lizard. My lizard clutch is due to hatch Late August.



If I have a totally stubborn one by fall I will just brumate it anyway. I am going to brumate all my snakes this winter, to follow the natural cycle they are designed for. My friend Herb's pyro that didn't eat until 11 months after hatching is an example of just how sturdy these creatures are. That snake became a behemoth! LOL!



They all seem to have different personalities even at this very young age, some being bolder than others. Overall, they are very timid little things (being at the bottom of the food chain themselves! LOL!) So I think providing food with a minimum of disturbance is important.



Yesterday I gave their uneaten pinks to one of my yearlings, just put the pinks in a cup in her cage, and she ate them right away. She is one of my more shy ones, so separate container feeding does not work that well with her.
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Bob

Pyromaniac AKA Greatballzofire

Keeping cats allows man to cohabitate with tigers. Keeping reptiles allows man to cohabitate with dinosaurs.

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