new baby snake please help asap!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[twostripes42]

ok so to day my WC female had a baby i moved it to a smaller encloser with som hides and a water dish can any on help me and give me tips i was not exspecting to get baby snakes and should i be exspecting more???? and when should i feed it? and its and eastern

[jitami]

There will likely be more. Put the baby on damp paper towels for now. There's no rush to feed them, but you can try if you wish. If you can get back to the exact place you found your female it's ok to release the babies there.

[RedSidedSPR]

Don't worry about feeding yet. They can go for a few weeks, but feed soon... Just not today I'd you're busy with the mom.

[twostripes42]

well there are no more yet and I got a critter ceeper and put some Eco earth and a hide in there and I sprade it once she's really active but should I not put her in a habitat or is it fine it's a small critter ceeper by the why

[kibakiba]

It'll be fine in the critter keeper for right now since it's only temporary.

[jitami]

Just make sure she can't get out the little slots in the lid of the critter keeper. She will be able to climb up the sides to the top. You can close a piece of nylon pantyhose or something similar across the top to prevent her reaching those slots.

[RedSidedSPR]

You could put them in that other cage you have. The tall one you had "mom" in.

[twostripes42]

thanks and can any one post a pic of what there baby cage setup looks like/ i just made a naturalistic setup for her and sprade it with my mister a few simes and she has a water dish
shuld i not have her in a neturalistic cage hers a pic and i dont keep it in front of the window that was just for better lighting

[ConcinusMan]

Don't panic. They don't need much right now. Just their own enclosure (an escape proof plastic tub with good ventilation will do in a pinch) moisture (not wet!) and easy access to a shallow drinking water dish. Of course, a little warmth (around 80 degrees) won't hurt.

A day or two tops is all they need for the moist towels. After that, be sure to keep them dry and clean or blister disease can develop very fast. I never worry about trying to feed them in the first 5 or 6 days. Most of mine have never wanted to eat until they are 10-14 days old anyway. A very simple enclosure with a water dish, hide (can just be a piece of cardboard or egg carton) is fine but if you want to get "fancy"...

this is just aspen bedding, egg carton hide, plastic lid for water, plastic plants. Nothing fancy really.

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thanks and can any one post a pic of what there baby cage setup looks like/ i just made a naturalistic setup for her and sprade it with my mister a few simes and she has a water dish
shuld i not have her in a neturalistic cage hers a pic and i dont keep it in front of the window that was just for better lighting

When the window is behind the subject, it makes the lighting worse, not better.;)

[Mommy2many]

Good luck with Mom and the baby. Just make sure baby is not in an enclosure that has openings that baby can squeeze out of. Babies can be very sneaky:D

[ConcinusMan]

Good luck with Mom and the baby. Just make sure baby is not in an enclosure that has openings that baby can squeeze out of. Babies can be very sneaky:D


Yes they can. Babies escape much easier (and much more often in my house) than any other size. Do not underestimate them. "Supermax" class quarters are needed to hold them. Not even a tall glass wall will stop them. They'll scale it and escape.

[Mommy2many]

Babies become "sticky" by becoming wet, from, say their water dish. they then scale the sides of the enclosure like spiderman and sneak out the crevices in the top. Sneaky snakes:D

[ConcinusMan]

Oops. Sorry, I just edited and mentioned that. You're totally right. You have to be careful with plastic tubs too. If the edges of the lid are only slightly flexible, they'll squeeze through it. I have a slide lock tank with a tiny hole in the middle of the screen. No way that I can see for them to get to it. Came home one day to find one with his head in that hole, dangling. Still can't explain how he got there.

[Mommy2many]

:D Sorry, now I see it. Looks like we were mentioning that at the same time:D

[twostripes42]

so she ate some cut up worm today and is doing great but is this encloser good
i have a her on paper towels with a little pile of moist shredded paper towels in the corner i have a small shallow water dish and two hides a few fake plants and shes in a medium critter keeper witch is almost three times as long as her is there any thing i should ad or remove?

[RedSidedSPR]

Sounds OK.. nothing wrong that i can see.

Why not use your other cage?

[twostripes42]

im not useing the other one cuz i only have one baby and i have some lizards on there way that are going into that on but if i had more babies and it wasent allready being used i would use it

[RedSidedSPR]

I see.

You will need a bigger cage soon though.

[twostripes42]

ya im going to a reptile expo in about 2 weeks and i'm going to get her a tank i think a 5 gallon or a 10 gallon is that to big or is it different then pythons and nothings to big??

[ConcinusMan]

Basically nothing's too big. They're not as sedentary as pythons and most do not feel the need to feel boxed in although plenty of plastic plants may help them feel more secure. But you could also easily house say, 10 babies in a 10 gallon until they grow. A fine screen secured nice and tight will be necessary since as it was mentioned, they can scale glass walls when damp and squeeze through the slightest gap.

[twostripes42]

thanks

[twostripes42]

update on the little guy
so the baby snake seem to be really healthy it eats like a champ i feed it twice a week (Monday and Friday) i have to hides one on the warm side on on the cool side i have a bunch of fake plants a water dish and a wad of damp paper towels. my daily maintenance is i change the water and the damp paper towels a spot clean its cage if need be and weekly maintenance is i clean the cage after every feeding and that's kinda it i also handle it every day but Tuesdays and Saturdays. but iv never seen it drink? is there any thing i should add or take out? or do differently? :confused::confused:

[guidofatherof5]

As long as you have an adequate water dish you probably don't need the damp paper towels.
That dampness could cause some mold to form which could lead to a respiratory problems.(Just my opinion)
Make sure the water dish is shallow and allows easy access. Some babies I have raised have had difficulty accessing taller water dishes.
Most have no trouble but for the slow learners I keep water dishes shallow.

[twostripes42]

sadly the baby died for unknown reasons :'(

[infernalis]

sadly the baby died for unknown reasons :'(

So sorry to hear this..

[katach]

So sorry for your loss.

[guidofatherof5]

What a shame. Sorry to hear about the young ones passing.

[twostripes42]

ya i was really sad

[setfree]

make sure they have something to climb up... maybe some shrubbery to. congrats!:D

[ConcinusMan]

:confused: ^^^

[chris-uk]

make sure they have something to climb up... maybe some shrubbery to. congrats!:D

Didn't read this thread to the end?

[guidofatherof5]

make sure they have something to climb up... maybe some shrubbery to. congrats!:D

The snake passed away.

[EasternGirl]

Yeah, I don't know...maybe the person doesn't understand how to read threads yet or something. ???

[guidofatherof5]

We've all made similar mistakes from time to time.;)

[twostripes42]

the snake past away after i tried feeding it pinky mice parts.. would that have anything to do with its death? i was doing every thing i was told to and it was healthy and all

[guidofatherof5]

I doubt that had anything to do with it.
Babies are fragile in a tough sort of way. The first year of life can be very unpredictable.
I have babies that are doing well and then die suddenly.

[EasternGirl]

I wouldn't blame yourself...these things happen unexpectedly as Steve said. Sometimes we do everything we can and nature has other plans...you tried to take care of the snake the best you could and that is what matters. Thank you for trying.

[chris-uk]

Sorry that the little scrub didn't make it. I've lost two baby checkereds, one of them just didn't start eating, the other was doing okay, but had spinal problems. Horrible when it happens. :(