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One of my neonatal boas is no feeding since 08/17 , her first shed . Most of her bothers and sisters are all feeding on pinkies now . How long a neonatal boa can be no feeding for ? o you have any good advices ?

thanks.

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0.0.5 Eryx miliaris miliaris
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Not a big deal for quite some time. Sometimes they just take a while for their first meal. I had a baby rainbow bow go several months from birth with not a single meal. I finally gave up and pried his mouth open and inserted a pinky, he ate it. After a few times of that "assist" feeding, the dummy got the idea and started eating on his own.
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Thanks,

Dave Colling

www.rainbows-r-us-reptiles.com

0.1 Wife (WC and still very fiesty)
0.2 kids (CBB, a big part of our selective breeding program)

LOL, to many snakes to list, last count:
24.36 BRB
19.19 BCI
And those are only the breeders

lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats

Mine was born on 8-1 and if she doesn't eat by this Fri it's force feeding time. Don't want them to get too weak.
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1.4 various boas(Flicka,Felony,Nova,Alias,Alibi)
0.1 BRB Abalone; ABBI
1.0 Rott X (OSO)
2.0 cats (Simba, Morris)
fish & feeders
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force feeding thing. they will eat when they are ready and 3 weeks isn't long enough of a time period to be concerned and prolly neither is 8 weeks but longer then that you should start sweating and looking for alternatives at that time but not so soon
Bob