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Got a nice clutch of these hatching too


Hope to get some good pics posted later
Tom Stevens

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TomsSnakes.com

Great pics. I love that you're working w/ Speckled King and that you're successful at it. How difficult are they to get feeding right out of the egg? Only Mike & Isis Madec(sp?) work w/ them out here on the west coast. I've never talked to him about it, but someone else told me they're difficult to work with because of how small they are when they hatch. Are they difficult to get feeding? My friend and I are interested in getting some and breeding them.

reako45

On my site I have a pic of a White Wall that just hatched. It had no problem opening its mouth wide enough to get around my finger LOL.
Terry Vandeventer [who started this project} told me to be patient with the babies. He was against the idea of scenting or force feeding or offering anything but pinkies. He was right. It took many weeks but all but a few ate without hesitation when they were good and ready. The few that did not and perished would not eat anything at all.....so I feel they just were not meant to make it.
Once they start to feed, and especially when they're adults..... the feeding responce is off the charts. I got bit good the other day. I tell ya these things fly out of their cages and will gladly fall to the floor as long as there's a mouse in their mouth.
This years babies hatched out larger than last years, which is a plus. I think patience is the key with the babies. Maybe some who have less patience think their doing the right thing by trying this n that to get them feeding which could do more harm than good? Can't say, but I invested 2 grand into these snakes and feel they were worth every penny. I love working with them
Tom Stevens
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TomsSnakes.com

Thanks, Tom. I really dig these snakes, and would like to breed them also. Please keep pics coming of the Whitewalls as they get older. Best of luck w/ your new clutch.

reako45