Wooo Hooo SURPRISE BIRTH!!!!

[Atlas511]

When should I offer a meal?

[ConcinusMan]

Some people say just a couple of days after birth, but with my concinnus, I've never gotten them to eat any sooner than 7-10 days and sometimes up to two weeks before they'll eat.

[guidofatherof5]

I sometimes offer food the day after they are born.
I believe that with some babies the feeding window is short. These maybe what are sometimes called a troubled eater. My thought is to offer food early so that one of those feeding times won't be missed.
For some of the troubled eaters a couple missed opportunities for a meal can spell death to them. This is just my opinion.

[ConcinusMan]

I tried less than 24 hours after these two litters were born. they ignored 2 kinds of fish, and worms too. Tried again yesterday. Same thing. I'm not too worried, it's going just like the litters I had before. I'm sure they'll start eating at around 7-10 days, and a few might take a little longer. This weekend I'll get some frogs legs and try that too. Even if they don't take it, I know the mommas will.

[Snaky]

Congratulations!

I always wait 1 week before I offer food the first time. I've had snakes only eating after 1,5 months, so you don't have to worry to much. That said, for some species I will not force feed and sometimes a few of them will never start eating...

[Atlas511]

I offerend food and they went crazy! each once scarfed down 3-4 little chunks of worm!

all but the "special one".

[guidofatherof5]

Great news. Good job little scrubs.

[mustang]

name the dformed one bull (bull dog) or nixon (looks like both )

[Atlas511]

More great news!!

so my dog starts growling at my wall in the living room. I tell him to hush and lay down thinking he is just messin with his toys. He does it agian and i flip on the lights! He found the little radix on the run!! looks in great shape. gave him/her a little soak and drank for a good 20 seconds!

[Jeff B]

Congrats on a nice sized litter for such a small young female that is great. Didn't see any jelly beans which are unfertilized eggs, they look like yellow jelly hense the name, but looks like you had a few deformed stillborns, not uncommon. Now the work begins! lol, ahhh a labor of love though right?