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Four of my littlest alterna hatchlings ate this week. These all ate a few meal last summer/fall, then were cooled when they stopped eating.

I still have some that have not eat their first meal, and they are looking very thin. Will keep trying.

Here are two clutchmates. The large one has obviously not skipped many meals.

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Kent

1.1 Hypo (het lavender, striped) corn snakes, 2010
1.1 Gray-banded king snakes, blairs phase, 2008
6.10 Gray-banded king snakes, 2011
1.1 Oregon rubber boas, w/c 20??

That's great news Kent!.......hopefully the other remaining tikes will follow suit as well. That little one will take off good for ya now.

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

serpentinespecialties.webs.com

I hope so too. I withheld water for a few days, then offered the f/t pinks dripping wet. I ended up assist feeding a couple. One is still holding out for live anoles, so he got the pet store special.
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Kent

1.1 Hypo (het lavender, striped) corn snakes, 2010
1.1 Gray-banded king snakes, blairs phase, 2008
6.10 Gray-banded king snakes, 2011
1.1 Oregon rubber boas, w/c 20??

Cool, it's crazy some take so long to get eating. Have you tried giving them a skink?
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Gerard

"The only difference between myself and a madman is that I am not mad."

www.livebaitclip.com

GONE FISHING!!!

Not many skinks in the Pacific Northwest. I have been able to get anoles and fence lizards from out of state sources.
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Kent

1.1 Hypo (het lavender, striped) corn snakes, 2010
1.1 Gray-banded king snakes, blairs phase, 2008
6.10 Gray-banded king snakes, 2011
1.1 Oregon rubber boas, w/c 20??

Yeah, I guess they wouldn't like the weather. Let me know, I will send you a couple to try.
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Gerard

"The only difference between myself and a madman is that I am not mad."

www.livebaitclip.com

GONE FISHING!!!

Thanks.
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Kent

1.1 Hypo (het lavender, striped) corn snakes, 2010
1.1 Gray-banded king snakes, blairs phase, 2008
6.10 Gray-banded king snakes, 2011
1.1 Oregon rubber boas, w/c 20??

Good show on the four that have eaten again!
On the ones that have not eaten anything ever, you may try getting them to eat a tiny piece of lizard by getting the food in their mouth then gently pushing it in with a small blunt object to get them to swallow. This will stimulate their digestive system and hopefully set the feeding response in motion.
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Bob
Pyromaniac AKA Greatballzofire
Keeping cats allows man to cohabitate with tigers. Keeping reptiles allows man to cohabitate with dinosaurs.

I did assist feed a couple of these. One ate a live pinky in aspen from the lizard cage. Maybe that scent helped, or maybe she was just hungry!
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Kent

1.1 Hypo (het lavender, striped) corn snakes, 2010
1.1 Gray-banded king snakes, blairs phase, 2008
6.10 Gray-banded king snakes, 2011
1.1 Oregon rubber boas, w/c 20??

Congrats! Amazing the difference in size.

Joe

Thanks Joe. This weeks' success has helped to renew my enthusiasm.
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Kent

1.1 Hypo (het lavender, striped) corn snakes, 2010
1.1 Gray-banded king snakes, blairs phase, 2008
6.10 Gray-banded king snakes, 2011
1.1 Oregon rubber boas, w/c 20??

What a size difference! Congrats on the eaters. I see you have 6.10 Did you sex the babies yourself? Dave.

A friend sexed these for my by popping. So at least I am sure of the males! Gonna have to learn how someday.
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Kent

1.1 Hypo (het lavender, striped) corn snakes, 2010
1.1 Gray-banded king snakes, blairs phase, 2008
6.10 Gray-banded king snakes, 2011
1.1 Oregon rubber boas, w/c 20??

Thats how it was for me. The males are easy to spot and I had the females confirmed. Dave

It's amazing how much different the sizes can be from those who start eating right away, and those who start late. I can't wait to have some Alterna babies of my own.
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King Snakes! Who can make a better mouse trap?
Jorge Sierra

Yes the size difference is incredible. The large ones are eating fuzzies now.
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Kent

1.1 Hypo (het lavender, striped) corn snakes, 2010
1.1 Gray-banded king snakes, blairs phase, 2008
6.10 Gray-banded king snakes, 2011
1.1 Oregon rubber boas, w/c 20??