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Hey all,

Quick question i would like to run by you guys, from my litter of BRBs born 8/17/2012, 21 of the 28 babies have had first meals all on fuzzies. However, I still have 7 stubborn fellas. I have tried braining and scenting with tuna juice and nothing seems to do the trick for them. I have not tried live prey yet. Just wondering if you guys now any other tricks for F/T. I also tried hoppers instead of fuzzies and that didnt do it either. Obviously they are still only 9 days old so im not really concerned just getting anxious. The other interesting thing i've noted is that generally the ones that are taking longer to eat seem to be the babies that spent longer in the sacks...any correlation?

Any suggestions much appreciated, Thanks guys!

~Steve Thompson

thanks a lot for the info! Now that you mention it it does make sense regarding first shed, a few of them look like its coming soon. Thanks again! And I'm going to try round two of picture posting soon, wish me luck.

~Steve Thompson

What Cliff said and....

Yes, more time in the sack could be an indication of absorbing the last bit of yolk. Babies born with some yolk left often do not feed right away.

My rule of thumb on feeding a new litter...

Full term, no yolk - feed at next feeding day.

Mostly full term but some yolk left - wait at least a week before offering food.

Preemies with larger yolk sacs - don't even think of offering food until after shed and even then likely to not take food for several weeks or more.
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Thanks,

Dave Colling

www.rainbows-r-us-reptiles.com

0.1 Wife (WC and still very fiesty)
0.2 kids (CBB, a big part of our selective breeding program)

LOL, to many snakes to list, last count (02/01/2010):
42.61 BRB
27.40 BCI
And those are only the breeders

lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats

Thanks Dave! Yeah The ones that have refused food were in the sack longer than the others and a few look like the first shed is coming soon, can't wait to see the colors!