I thought I share a new perspective I have on feeding newborns. First, these observations are for my radixes, only.
In the past, I would remove newborns from their enclosures putting them in a small container with their food. This seemed to work well but some snakes struggle to start eating.
I’ve been thinking for quite some time that this way of feeding put a lot of stress on the newborn snake.
With this latest group of radixes I have employed a different strategy.
Now, I leave the snake in its new home and allow them to even eat inside their hide. It appears to be working very well. I have more newborns eating now and in a shorter amount of time than ever before. I have even started feeding them 3 times a day. Those that are full won’t eat and it gives the shyer, less aggressive snakes more of a chance to eat without that constant harassment. I always observe my newborns while they eat and have seen much more interest in food from the non-eaters and the slower eaters. Just thought I would pass these observations along.