Thamnophis on speed

[mustang]

thats good more than one opinion is always needed

[i_heart_sneakie_snakes]

How is she now?? Any update on your girl??

[Selkielass]

I'm eager to hear news too.
I hope she is alright.

[hitsurfer]

I recommend reading my new thread "Sad World"/Breeding.

My girl has died tragically. I cut her up after her death and she had 6 babies inside her. Three is still alive, and one has eaten:-) So good news in bad news.

[ConcinusMan]

They're gonna make it.

[hitsurfer]

Thank you ConcinnusMan.

I continue offering the babies a mixture of dead fish and mice daily. There is too much trouble getting alive guppys every day when they won't eat them. Any good advice on getting them to eat?

[ConcinusMan]

Hard to give advice when I know nothing about how they are kept or how they are behaving. Besides that, I have never kept either species, let alone a hybrid of the two.

There's still time. Give 'em a chance.

[hitsurfer]

By english is not very good, so I didn't understand the hybrid thing

I keep them separate in small containers with paper substrate, a small hide and a water dish. The plastic containers are placed in a big glass enclosure with light over it and a "room" temperature of 26-27 degrees. No local spot.

I await the two last beginning to eat, they are acting EXACTLY as an adult healthy snake and they're well developed so I think they will make it. They are curious and active and do a lot tongue flicking. No convulsions. I believe that they would have died long time ago if they were too weak to survive.

[ConcinusMan]

By english is not very good, so I didn't understand the hybrid thing

tetrataenia x parietalis = Two different subspecies together = Hybrid. Also called a crossbreed.

I keep them separate in small containers with paper substrate, a small hide and a water dish. The plastic containers are placed in a big glass enclosure with light over it and a "room" temperature of 26-27 degrees. No local spot.

I await the two last beginning to eat, they are acting EXACTLY as an adult healthy snake and they're well developed so I think they will make it. They are curious and active and do a lot tongue flicking. No convulsions. I believe that they would have died long time ago if they were too weak to survive.

Believe me, babies that are doing well can suddenly die within the first 6 months for no apparent reason. However, the fact that they survived up until now is a very good sign. They have a very good chance of surviving.

I wouldn't use the plastic enclosures. I would give them room to move around. I would also give them many choices of hiding places. Some dry, some moist. Some warm, some cool. A small area with a hot spot around 30 degrees Celsius all the time is a good idea but they should get darkness for about 8 hours a day. The cold areas should not be less than 23 degrees. Make sure that much of the bottom is dry but the air should be 60-70% humidity.

Try putting all 3 snakes together at feeding time in a small container. Sometimes the snakes that are not eating will get curious when they see another snake eating. Sometimes that makes them start eating too.

[Laura]

"Believe me, babies that are doing well can suddenly die within the first 6 months for no apparent reason."

D: Don't say that!!