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When this girl hatched out she was without a doubt the smallest Alterna I have ever seen! She popped out of a normally sized egg, but she was far less than half the size of her clutch mates. I really didn't think she would last more than a few days..

I have been assist feeding her mouse tails and pinky parts since June of 07... I am happy to say that she finally took her first meal (a small scented pink) on her own last night just before I took this pic..

After all the work that has gone into keeping her alive I guess I have to keep her around!

In this case you can say persistence pays off!

~ Mike Russo

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Gosh how many inches was she? Congratulations! That is really nice to hear! I wonder what her full grown size will be.=)

I don't know how many inches.. She was very small and skinny like a baby garter snake.. From my past experience I never thought she would survive.. I guess she proved me wrong!

Her first (assist fed) meal was the tip of a mouse tail...

~ Mike Russo

I know lots of folks tend to sell those cheap or send them off to distributers but it's a good feeling to see one of those fussy eaters take the first meal. May end up becoming a long time breeder.

Congrats!

SXO792

Congrats Mike.... so yet another of your own holdbacks! Just for the record... I'd keep her as well!
Hope she keeps on keepin' on for ya!

Chris