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I have been having some problems with the feeding of my new hatchlings. Now I have no problem feeding larger burms but these little ones seem to not take after their parents feeding habits. I need a tip or two on what you (anyone) wouyld feed their hatchlings and how they get the unhungry eatting again. Thanks

I start out all my babies on live pinks or fuzzies (rats). If they are babies for resale, pinks weekly, pick babies for selective breeding I start on large fuzzies and immediately buck up to weanling. I have something that I use that works like a charm each and every feeding. I have these solid color plastic cat litter pans that fit inside each other but leave a 1 inch space between each pan bottom. I use these to feed any trouble feeders that won't eat in their own sweater box. I place the baby and the pinky/fuzzy in the bottom of the litter pan and place another litter pan and another baby and pinky and etc. I allow them to stack up to 20 high so as to avoid the weight of them causing a collapse. I leave them in there, pitch dark in that little space, for a couple hours and when I return to retrieve them they have all usually eaten. Very rarely are there one or two that didn't eat. In this case I put them in a color coded sweater unit and try them the next day. Just make darn sure if you try this to get the litter pans that leave at least a 1 inch space when stacked!! Very important!

>>I have been having some problems with the feeding of my new hatchlings. Now I have no problem feeding larger burms but these little ones seem to not take after their parents feeding habits. I need a tip or two on what you (anyone) wouyld feed their hatchlings and how they get the unhungry eatting again. Thanks
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