hi,
i've got my first 4 babies of my tricolored hogs, but i have little problems with feeding, the refuse everything i offer them.
how and what do you feed your babies?
alexander
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Raising tricolored hogs...
scapegoat
Jul 16, 2006 07:02 AM
Replies (12)
evilelvis
Jul 16, 2006 10:42 AM
scapegoat
Jul 16, 2006 12:22 PM
hi,
thank you, i will try this!
regards,
alexander
jimfmcdonald
Jul 16, 2006 03:23 PM
Don’t try to help them to soon. Give them more time and just offer them one f/t newborn pinkie every few days and see if they will feed on their own. If they don’t start feeding on their own after about 6 weeks then I would try helping them in the same way that evil Elvis told you about. Good luck.
JIM
scapegoat
Jul 16, 2006 03:59 PM
hi,
ok, i will wait a few weeks and try, perhaps i won't have to help, that would be the best.
man, i'm so excited, they are my first lystrophis hatchlings and one of the first german ever.
regards,
alexander
evilelvis
Jul 16, 2006 05:23 PM
Its your choice alex, but personally, i start them off this way, then, after 3-4 goes, they usually eat on thier own, i start them after the first shed, i personally dont like to wait too long, they are a hatchling that will lose weight very quickly and fade away if you are not careful.
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evilelvis
Jul 18, 2006 03:44 PM
i just fed this years first clutch, they have all shed and using my technique 12 out of 15 ate!!!(:
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jimfmcdonald
Jul 18, 2006 08:03 PM
Just fed 20 hatchlings from 3 clutches that hatched last week and 15 out of 20 ate f/t pinkies on their own or should I say (using my technique). I will try your technique in a few more weeks if the other 5 don’t start feeding on their own by then. Good luck.
JIM
scapegoat
Jul 19, 2006 05:38 AM
how long are your babies?
jimfmcdonald
Jul 19, 2006 09:42 PM
I weighed 4 babies that are about 2 weeks old and have not fed yet and they average about 4.2 grams and are 6 inches long. What about your? Thanks.
JIM
evilelvis
Jul 19, 2006 01:59 AM
Jim, do me a favour weigh some of your babies,im curious, bigger eggs, bigger babies, easier to feed?
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jimfmcdonald
Jul 19, 2006 09:41 PM
I weighed 4 babies that are about 2 weeks old and have not fed yet and they average about 4.2 grams and are 6 inches long. What about your? Thanks
JIM
scapegoat
Jul 20, 2006 10:45 AM
hi, mine are between 5.7 and 6.4 inches.
i tried the way of feeding descibed on hognose.co.uk yesterday, two of my four babies ate the pinkie, the two who got first out of the egg, the other 2 babies refused eating. this weekend i'm not at home, on monday i'll try again to feed the other two.
alexander
