WC Litter (DUW)

[guidofatherof5]

Looks like the tail area needs done also. Here's a link to another thread. Give it a try. http://www.thamnophis.com/forum/husb...-shed-box.html

[Michelle.C]

I didn't mean so they could scratch it off with their nails. I meant nails are easier if you are trying to remove tiny things. To me they always were anyway.

The running water idea is good in theory, but she's too fragile. I'm not so sure she's going to make it. She has normal body movement about half way down her body, but where the kinks are, it's almost like she's completely paralyzed. She flicks her tongue, etc. though.

I've had her in a humid shoe box all morning and the moment they were born they were all in a humid tub, so I don't understand why it's being so stubborn. It's stuck to her almost like glue.

Also, when should I start offering them food?

Thanks once again!

[aSnakeLovinBabe]

the blueish green ones will turn brown very shortly! they always do! I always see that in eastern clutches... like half of the babies come out looking silvery blue. nice looking clutch... I like the ones with the dark neck spots!

[guidofatherof5]

I didn't mean so they could scratch it off with their nails. I meant nails are easier if you are trying to remove tiny things. To me they always were anyway.

The running water idea is good in theory, but she's too fragile. I'm not so sure she's going to make it. She has normal body movement about half way down her body, but where the kinks are, it's almost like she's completely paralyzed. She flicks her tongue, etc. though.

I've had her in a humid shoe box all morning and the moment they were born they were all in a humid tub, so I don't understand why it's being so stubborn. It's stuck to her almost like glue.

Also, when should I start offering them food?

Thanks once again!

I have a young snake(now almost 1 year old) with a severe case of scoliosis. I have to hand shed him. He eats on his own and holds his own with the others but need help shedding.



I'd start offering food as soon as you can. I feel that there is a window of opportunity for newborns and that if it gets passed by too many times they won't eat, ever. This is just a therory of mine. I offer newborns food their second day and everyday after that point. I even offer 2 or 3 times a day. For the first couple of months I feed them as often as they will eat. Once again, I feel they need to do as much growing as they can.
Some babies suffer from "failure to thrive". I don't think the eating switch(as I call it) was ever turned on, maybe not even delevoped. I once in awhile lose a baby to this.

[Michelle.C]

the blueish green ones will turn brown very shortly! they always do! I always see that in eastern clutches... like half of the babies come out looking silvery blue. nice looking clutch... I like the ones with the dark neck spots!

I love the ones with dark neck spots too, I kept all three of them! I also kept a few of the blue/green ones in hopes they might look like their mom. I kept a few of the dark brown ones as well as the lighter yellow ones. There were also two browns with really bright orange on their side that I kept. All in all, I ended up keeping 14! I started out just wanting to keep a pair or two, but it didn't work out so well for me.

I did release mom and the remaining babies back to the wild. We stayed and watched them hide before walking off to make sure no humans or birds messed with them. I hope they do well.

Thank you for all of your help in the private messages, by the way!

I have a young snake(now almost 1 year old) with a severe case of scoliosis. I have to hand shed him. He eats on his own and holds his own with the others but need help shedding.

I'd start offering food as soon as you can. I feel that there is a window of opportunity for newborns and that if it gets passed by too many times they won't eat, ever. This is just a therory of mine. I offer newborns food their second day and everyday after that point. I even offer 2 or 3 times a day. For the first couple of months I feed them as often as they will eat. Once again, I feel they need to do as much growing as they can.
Some babies suffer from "failure to thrive". I don't think the eating switch(as I call it) was ever turned on, maybe not even delevoped. I once in awhile lose a baby to this.

Thank you for showing me that picture. It really gives me hope. It's amazing how attached you can become to the little guys, especially when they have problems.

I started offering them food last night. Some accepted, most were not interested.

Your theory isn't all wrong. It's very similar when working with hatchling Pythons, etc. You have to get a meal in them asap or they will either suffer from failure to thrive or become poor feeders.

Thank you for all of your help!