For those of you who are trying to get your alterna babies to eat--don't give up or get frustrated. I've raised LOTS of baby gray bands and I have yet to fail in getting them to eat mice. You just have to stick with it. Try everything. I actually wrote an article on this for Reptiles magazine in the December '01 issue. The tips in the article have worked for me many, many times.
Here's a picture of a Juno Road baby I hatched out about 3 weeks ago. His belly is fat with a thawed pinkie scented with fence lizard. The lizard I use has been in my freezer for about 9 years now. I just keep using him over and over. Prior to scenting with lizard, this snake was not interested in mice (live, thawed, or brained).
