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I had a little less than 50% eat a fuzzy after their 1st shed.

What rough percentages have you noticed don't eat right away?

Do you feed the ones that do eat after 7 days, or wait for a defication?

Thanks for any info. Next year I shall be Prepared!!
tc

There are always a good handfull of them that don't feed right off. They take a little while to figure out that it's food your offering. Once they feed though they are pretty easy from there. Feed them weekly to get them started well.
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Ed Lilley, www.constrictorsnw.com

Have not had any BCI or BCC yet but have had many BRB's and they are typically voracious eaters. Many have eaten within two days of birth. But there are usually the slackers that don't seem to want to eat. I have had several go more than a month, a few even past two months before they start eating. Just keep an eye on them, offer food once a week. Try different things - mouse hoppers, mouse fuzzies, rat pinkies, different colors, dark feed box, some light feed box etc. etc. When using live pinks and/or fuzzies can be left in overnight with no harm to either snake or feed. I raise my own feeders and usually feed f/k but only when the feeders have teeth
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Thanks,

Dave "Rainbows-R-Us"

0.1 Wife
0.2 kids
4.12 Brazilian Rainbow Boa
1.1 Ball python
0.1 BCI "Elvira" normal from 1989
1.0 BCI albino / het-anery
0.1 BCI Hypo / het-albino
0.1 BCI Anery / het-albino
0.1 BCI Hypo (possible super)

lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats

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