all 9 in my lcutch have now taken at least 1 pinkie - thanks for the advice. had to brain a pinkie for the last hatchling. I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions on the amount of time for leaving alight on - i right now have the timers set for the cages lights at 8 hours while the room lights are on 12 hour periods. Do you folks allow light periods to very throughout the year or keep them constant? Just wondering as I am thinking about testing it on these snakes. Below is hopefully a pair that we breed next year.