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I went snake hunting last week, and kept one of the pregnant mothers in a pillow case over night, and when I woke up, the next morning there were 13 baby water snakes wriggling around. 2 of them were still in their egg sacks. So I decided to let the mom go, and keep the babies.

Long story short, can anybody give me tips on how to care for them? If so, that would be great. I have been giving them rosy red minnows, but I have no idea which ones have eaten or not. Most of them start "running" when I look at them. I need some help, please!

Cheers,
Emily: the snake gal
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-Emily: The snake gal

well keep putting roseies in there every once in a while and if a few get skinny then there not eating so let them go and also watch them while they eat! if two grab on to one fish thell eat each other my persoal advice is to let most of them go and keep 1 or 2

as with any snake, i would seperate them asap. i have captive breed water snakes before. i put the new borns into deli cups with clear plastic dixie cups as water bowls. the cups match up with the height on certain deli cups, so the snake can not turn them over. cut a grove on one side of the cup so the snake can crawl in and out. you should be about to set up all 13 snakes for less then $10. Keep offering the same food as you have been, but now you will know who is eating and who isn't. in a few weeks try offering dead fish off tongs. once they will take those, get some day old pink mice and scent them with fish. offer a fish, if the snake takes, offer the pink right after. before lone you should have your CB waters converted to mice. i do not think they degist hair and bone very well, so i never offer mine adult mice. i use pink mice up the point they open their eyes, then i move over to pink rats and use large pink rats all the way thru adulthood.