How does everyone keep their baby tri-coloreds? I had them on moist coconut substrate but I had a few die offs. I don't know if they were being kept too moist or if they couldn't get into their short water bowl to drink and died of dehydration. What do you guys do?
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Baby tri-coloreds
TraceH
May 08, 2007 07:23 PM
Replies (5)
brhaco
May 08, 2007 08:16 PM
Well mine do fine in small (half shoebox size) drawers, heated by heta tape under the back third, on shredded aspen. They seem to have no trouble finding a small water dish in this setup....
Brad Chambers
FloridaHogs
May 08, 2007 08:45 PM
I keep mine in a gladware sandwich container with no heat (room temps stays around 78). Substrate is a napkin with a water dish and a himid hide. All are doing great for me. Only lost one because of an open belly. (I have hatched out about 20 with many still in the incubator.)
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Jenea
Guardian Reptiles
"The beatings will continue until morale improves!"
FloridaHogs
May 11, 2007 09:21 AM
Slightly damp spagnum moss in the hide, there is a hole cut into the side, napkin, and water. Mine are doing great and thriving in this setup. Was have dehydration issues when I used aspen type substrate.
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Jenea
Guardian Reptiles
"The beatings will continue until morale improves!"
copperhead13
May 10, 2007 10:25 PM
I would stay away from using coconut bedding.
I know someone who lost a snake due to ingestion
of that type of bedding.
tom
May 11, 2007 12:51 AM
HI Trace I’m with Jenea on this as well I have hatched and raised quite a few of these little darlings. Your safest way to raise them is on paper towels and a shallow water bowl and plenty of ventilation for their first year, that way you are sure to keep the cage clean. Then you can move them to aspen or dry sphagnum. I like to feed neonates in there cage so as not to disturb them to much. I have 28 yearlings that I kept back last year and for ease of cleaning and fewer problems I keep them this way. Back in 2001 when I had my first clutch I made lots of mistakes like (moist sphagnum, water bowl and small air holes = Respiratory infection) or (Aspen-carefresh, water bowl= dehydration or ingestion). Paper towels don’t look great for the first year but it is the safest.
