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I raised my pair (a normal female and an Anery male) from eggs a couple of years ago, and I've got 3 hatchlings (a normal, a snow and an anery)from their first clutch of 8 eggs, (there was a couple of problems during incubation). Anyway, being a middle aged per menopausal codger, I've forgotten the feeding/shedding schedule of the little ones.
I remember that I leave them till after their first shed before even trying, and I remember all the old tricks of getting them to feed, but I can't remember how often to feed them after that, and how often they'll then shed.
So just a couple of reminders will put me back on track with them. Thanks

>I raised my pair (a normal female and an Anery male) from eggs a couple of years ago, and I've got 3 hatchlings (a normal, a snow and an anery)from their first clutch of 8 eggs, (there was a couple of problems during incubation).

Congratulations! And getting a snow proves that the anerythristic male is also heterozygous amelanistic and that the normal female is heterozygous amelanistic and heterozygous anerythristic.

>Anyway, being a middle aged per menopausal codger, I've forgotten the feeding/shedding schedule of the little ones. I remember that I leave them till after their first shed before even trying, and I remember all the old tricks of getting them to feed, but I can't remember how often to feed them after that, and how often they'll then shed.

I wouldn't feed more often than once every three days or less often than once every ten days. Once every 5-7 days is a good average, using a meal that produces an obvious bulge in the snake's belly. OTOH, going three weeks without food will not hurt the snake if necessary for vacation, emergency, inability to find food, or whatever. Though I wouldn't make a habit of such long gaps, and I'd start him feeding again with a couple of small meals.

Shedding is roughly once a month. Hope this helps.

Paul Hollander

I'll just keep my fingers crossed now that they all feed ok. Their dad fed straight away no problem, their mum needed some encouragement, but was only a bit behind, but once started no problem.