update on dekayi babies

[slipknot711]

I felt bad stelaing herp derps post. 8 healthy babies 3 still borns. mom is now eating and about to shed. ive offered food with no luck yet, but i will keep trying. They are still on damp paper towels. when can i remove the damp paper towels? here are some pictures, sorry for the bed quality. 1090410905109061090710908 They are so lively. their little periscopes are adorable. i hope they eat for me soon

[guidofatherof5]

I think once that initial shed is complete you can remove the paper towel but it might be wise to give them a moist area to go to if they want.
See if you can find some small slugs for them.

[slipknot711]

yes today after work is slug searching time, i looked around my house with no luck, so local park it is! they have all finished there first shed almost instantly, then i was going to make a nice wet hide with some damp moss. hopefully slugs will do the trick. when should i worry about them not eating?

[BLUESIRTALIS]

I had luck getting mine to eat small pcs of earthworm from the yard. I believe they were rosy tipped worms. I might would release them where you found the mom cause it's gonna be hard to find a constant supply of food for them.

[guidofatherof5]

I had luck getting mine to eat small pcs of earthworm from the yard. I believe they were rosy tipped worms. I might would release them where you found the mom cause it's gonna be hard to find a constant supply of food for them.

Nectar of the Gods. Manna from heaven.

[slipknot711]

yes sir, im gonna give it another go with slugs since they were gaining interest in the worms. if not i will wish them the best of luck on the small abandoned lot i found mom at.

[BLUESIRTALIS]

I know it's hard cause they're so dang cute and you want the best for them, but sometimes we just have to let them go.
yes sir, im gonna give it another go with slugs since they were gaining interest in the worms. if not i will wish them the best of luck on the small abandoned lot i found mom at.

[slipknot711]

if they ate within a reasonable time i was gonna keep them, if not i had all intentions on letting them go. i do want the best for them.

[Herp Derp]

Dang they are too cute. What is the length of the mother? Was there a reasonable girth difference once all the babies popped out? Having to let them go will definitely be very difficult. I'm not sure if this would work, but snails might be easier to find especially the bigger ones... maybe finding those and breaking it open for them and cutting them up if you have to. I haven't tried this though. I've only read that they have special teeth to get snails out of their shells, I'm sure babies can do that though(so probably you'll have to break the snails out).

[slipknot711]

i know a good spot for snails, ill try it ty. i didnt measure her, she is medium sized maybe 9 inches off the top of my head. had 11 babies at 3 inches each (3 were stillborn). Since i have had her i never noticed her size get substantially bigger thats why i never knew she was gravid, but now that shes popped shes a skinny little shoe string lol. she has eaten for me which is good.

[guidofatherof5]

Glad mom is back eating.

[Herp Derp]

that's great mommy has eaten, how are the little ones doing now?

[slipknot711]

doing well, i havent seen them eat yet, but the worms seem to be disappearing :) so thats good

[guidofatherof5]

What are you feeding them?

[slipknot711]

Small baby nightcrawlers cut small. Could find small enough slugs.

[guidofatherof5]

I use a lid or cap with a lip on it so the food will stay-put. Sometimes I have to kill the worm pieces to keep them from crawling.
That way I can count the pieces and check later to see if any have been eaten.

[slipknot711]

i count the pieces i put in, i do something very similar. they seems to be being eaten, but they wont ea if i watch. but i put in extra food just take make sure there is enough for everyone