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Last year's babies were a major pain to get started, though finally every last one of them is eating on their own--tease-feeding is TIME consuming!

Jason (Snakesunlimited1) last year suggested using a paper bag (as opposed to deli cups), and whether or not it's on account of the paper bag, twenty of the twenty-three babies I offered their first meal to ate right away; f/t and no braining required. The remaining three responded immediately to tease-feeding.

SO--having trouble? Try a paper bag! I got 50 for ~$1.25 at a nearby used-to-be-a-dollar store, and I'll be reusing them barring any pinky gut spillages.

Good tip.....
Have to try on hard to start animals.
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Regards, Bill McGighan

Leave paper bags for airline passengers on the move. Too many nooks and crannys for snake and prey to bounce into.

If feeding df. use a coffee cup lid to lay the pinky on: use a covered coffee cup for live pinky feeding. Lay cup on its side inside snake enclosure. Do in the evening and check back next morning or wait 3-4 hrs. if possible. Plastic and styrofoam not recommended.

This method works great for my guys (corns, milks, bps, pecos).
Once established, they'll take off the forceps or coffee lid.

Mike