Separate the babies into individual perminant cages. Provide hide boxes and offer live fuzzy mice. These are larger and more animated than pinks, and more importantly, they retain and emit more heat. Baby pitvipers are especially suited and capable of eating good size prey.



Little Panamints are lizard eaters (but not house geckos). The chances of any baby snake consistantly finding nests of perfectly sized/age baby mice throughout its early growth years is pretty much impossible. Therefore, they go through an ontogenetic diet change. That is, eating one properly sized and readily available food source as a baby, then switching to a more appropriate food as an adult. Problem is, we as keepers say, "You will eat this and not this." While it often works, it's certainly not natural for the snake. And don't shy away from live food. They will come around nicely, I'm sure.



Cheers,



Terry Vandeventer

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