Has anybody successfully fed F/T rats (pinkies or fuzzies) to a hatchling for it's 1st meal (and every thereafter) or do most have to feed live first and switch over?
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1.0 Mojave BP
4.2 Pastel BP
1.0 100% Het Pied BP
1.1 100% Het Caramel BP
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F/T as first meal
PhillyBoyInTN
May 25, 2008 12:43 AM
Replies (5)
dsreptiel
May 25, 2008 06:07 AM
I start all mine on F/T and that is all I feed except for the ones that come into my Rescue that were on live and will not convert , and I have 4 of them all wild caught snakes and 1 monitor . David
brhaco
May 25, 2008 08:07 AM
Some will start on f/t fuzzies-forget the pinks, they'll usually ignore them. Warm them up and offer on forceps the first time....
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Brad Chambers
WWW.HCU-TX.ORG
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PhillyBoyInTN
May 25, 2008 09:39 AM
How do you warm yours up and do you assist feed or do they take it on there own?
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1.0 Columbian RTB
1.0 Orange Ghost BP
1.0 Mojave BP
4.2 Pastel BP
1.0 100% Het Pied BP
1.1 100% Het Caramel BP
1.0 100% Het Albino BP
0.1 100% Het Orange Ghost BP
0.1 Mudd Slide BP (50% het alb)
0.9 Normal BP - (2 - 66% het alb, 1 - 50% het pied)
0.0.10 Eggs in the incubator
brhaco
May 25, 2008 02:11 PM
Doesn't matter how you warm them-light bulb or heat tape (take it from me-do NOT try the microwave 
). Some will take it on their own, but some will need to be assist fed.
At least for a first meal, live rat fuzzies or mouse crawlers are much more effective.
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Brad Chambers
WWW.HCU-TX.ORG
The Avalanche has already started-it is too late for the pebbles to vote....
HOTRegius
May 26, 2008 03:46 AM
Live mouse hoppers, dark room, left in with the snake for about 30 minutes. They like the movement.
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-Becky Brown, RVT-
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