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Elliot
06-26-2008, 01:26 PM
Could anyone give me some quick tips on care for newborns? I just want to make sure I get all of this right. Feeding methods etc. would be appreciated. :)
Garter_Gertie
06-26-2008, 04:07 PM
Are we an xpecting daddy? HuH?

CONGRATULATIONS!
Elliot
06-26-2008, 04:08 PM
Well I already have the babies actually.
el lobo
06-26-2008, 04:22 PM
breast-feeding is recommended.
Garter_Gertie
06-26-2008, 04:23 PM
CONGRATULATIONS!

Sheesh! Babies popping up all over the place.
Lumpy
06-26-2008, 05:03 PM
Love is in air.....

Lump
drache
06-26-2008, 05:29 PM
I didn't do anything special with mine
just made sure they had water
offered them pinky strips, fish strips, and chopped up nightcrawler
I know this sounds totally insane, but I fed them by holding them individually over a plate with the offerings
I did this because I wanted to see what each individual snake ate
I sorted them into groups of nutritional preference, but kept offering each group all three choices
I kept them on white paper towel while they were little and I put a finer mesh screening inside the screen top, to make it escape proof
I don't put much work into it, since it's only temporary
looks like this

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2285/2613857997_f84246e1f5_b.jpg

I bend over a circa 2" strip all around and cut the corners, so it fits better
it makes for a very tight fitting top also
Elliot
06-26-2008, 05:57 PM
I like your screen weight. :rolleyes: Thanks for the tips. :)
Sid
06-26-2008, 06:08 PM
Elliott, I do basically the same as Rhea, except I use small live guppies in a shallow water disk and mix them with pinkie parts. I feel that the live minnows stimulate their instinct to feed.
Garter_Gertie
06-26-2008, 06:41 PM
breast-feeding is recommended.

ROFLOLPMP!!!! Too funny!!! I LOVE it!:D
Garter_Gertie
06-26-2008, 06:44 PM
Rhea, I think that's optimum - feeding each individually to see what/how much each kid gets. I think that's how it should be done. I think that's wonderful.
anji1971
06-26-2008, 08:35 PM
I've been doing pretty much what Rhea does for feeding, although I've only offered worms so far, I'll move on to fish later. I feed them each individually to make sure there is no tussle over the same food item, and to see who's eaten what.
Also using paper towel, or pieces of old t-shirts folded in the bottom of the tank (nice and soft!)
They're actually turning out to be a lot easier than I'd imagined for care.............just a bit time consuming to feed them one by one, but I'll be down to only 3 babies by Sunday.:)