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Help with feeding new babies

tonyc Mar 30, 2005 09:19 AM

Hello everybody!
Quick question, My female (who I did not even realize was gravid) delivered 14 slugs, one dead boa (with a striped tail) and two living babes on March 20th. The babes were/are pretty scawny looking and maybe premature?? Anyway, I've tried to start feeding them with no success. I first tried dead pinkies, then live fuzzies. My problem is that in 3 days I'm leaving the country for three weeks and leaving the babes with a friend and I'm worried since they haven't eaten yet.

I had my male boa since he had his umbiical cord and he ate right away, every five days. Also the babies haven't shed yet, I think I remember my male shedding within the first couple of days.

Any help would be appreciated,
Tony.

Replies (2)

bthacker Mar 30, 2005 09:21 AM

More than likely they will eat for you after they shed. How long are you leaving for?

bthacker Mar 30, 2005 09:24 AM

Nevermind....Just woke up...lol. If your friend has any knowledge of snakes then hopefully you'll be fine. If not you may want to find someone that does to take care of the little guys. Doesn't sound like a very convenient time for your girl to drop some babies. Can you post pics of them again? Good luck.

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