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Whats the best way to get hatchlings to eat?

I never had a problem feeding mine. I just put him in a small deli cup with the mouse and he ate it. Every time, even when he was about to shed.

1.0 "Motega"
0.0.1 Leopard Gecko "Zubi"

a good idea is to try puting it in a small paper bag (you know the kind you put your kids lunch in) with the pinky and then put the bag inside his viv and leave it there over night. The next method is a little gross but it usually works: Take a clothing pin and stick it through the pinky's head, then smear the brains on the pinks nose.
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In addition to the suggestions already posted, babies generally won't eat until they shed their skin, which usually happens 7-10 days after hatching. Also, babies kept in small containers (like plastic shoeboxes) tend to feed better than those kept in a bigger enclosure (like a 10-gallon tank).

Tim

Third Eye

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