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I've really been swamped lately with many hatchlings that won't eat on their own. Gotta love this hobby! Here are the surprise Miami albinos that hatched. Perfect ratio too,(1.2)!

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King Snakes! Who can make a better mouse trap?
J Sierra

Those are nice surprises Jorge!! Looks like you got some decent looking candycanes there!!

KevinM

Hey I got, and am working on getting, some new kings. I am gonna e-mail you.
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King Snakes! Who can make a better mouse trap?
J Sierra

Those are real KNOCK-OUTS Jorge!!

Yeah, don't ya just love problem feeder's??..LMAO!!

They will come around though. Heck, they aren't very old!

Those will be some smokin adults!

~Doug
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"a snake in the grass is a GOOD thing"

my website -serpentinespecialties.webs.com

One of the three has taken about 5 pinks by tease feeding. The other two have taken at least one each.
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King Snakes! Who can make a better mouse trap?
J Sierra

That is certainly good news!. At least they are getting something down them until they get real good feeding responses.

~Doug
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"a snake in the grass is a GOOD thing"

my website -serpentinespecialties.webs.com

Jorge, those are real pretty! What a nice surprise.

Yeah, some of my keys corns don't want to eat. Little buggers!
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Amy Claiborne

Don't let them take your wasted time. J.T.

I really think I'm gonna buy a pinky pump. It used to make feeding trouble feeders, a breeze. I ruined mine by cleaning the plastic barrel with alcohol. It swelled up and I could never fit it back into the syringe. The glass barrel cracked from dropping it. Last I check the little rubber gasket crumbled away. It has to be well over 20 years old. I saw one advertised for 29.00 dollars. So I'll probably get a good deal on one at the Tampa expo.
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King Snakes! Who can make a better mouse trap?
J Sierra

I managed to catch 4 baby anoles today while working on my horse fence. Probably a bad idea, but what the heck! They've gotta eat. I think three of those four babies did eat their lizards. Naturally, the one little girl that is special still refuses. I see mouse tails on the horizon.
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Amy Claiborne

Don't let them take your wasted time. J.T.

"Naturally, the one little girl that is special still refuses"

LMAO!!...Yes, ain't that usually the way it goes?

I am sure you will keep her going no matter what it takes though Amy!..LOL!

~Doug
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"a snake in the grass is a GOOD thing"

my website -serpentinespecialties.webs.com

She finally ate that little lizard. Guess it was pestering her, LOL!
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Amy Claiborne

Don't let them take your wasted time. J.T.

Very cool Amy!

I have usually found that live anoles tend to jump all over the place, including all over the snake too in the tight quarters of a small container. This usually seems to scare them more often than not. When I have fed anoles in the past, I made sure they were very stunned, or better yet dead(frozen preferably). This also far lessens the chance of them ingesting any parasites within the lizard's intestinal tract.

In any case though, glad you got that little special one to finally accept something!!. Keep us posted on how she does

~Doug
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"a snake in the grass is a GOOD thing"

my website -serpentinespecialties.webs.com

Beautiful little snakelings! Wish I had room for one of those!
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Kent

0.1 Hypomelanistic striped cornsnake
0.0.3 Hypo (het lavender, striped) cornsnake hatchlings
0.0.5 Normal (het hypo, lavender, striped) cornsnake hatchlings
1.2 Gray-banded kingsnakes, blairs phase
1.1 Oregon rubber boas

It's funny I am not a big fan of the Amel Corns, yet these little guys are really cool. Maybe cause I did not expect them or the fact that they look so pink right now. I am gonna keep them at least untill they mature and see what they look like as adults.
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King Snakes! Who can make a better mouse trap?
J Sierra