2011 Checkered Garter babies

[HazAnga]

well I feed them in a smaller container, under my supervision so no one eats anyone. But Chantel how long is a while? do you wait a week... two weeks? I'll be trying some cut up pinks in a few days or so.

[kibakiba]

It took two weeks for mine to start eating. I would suggest offering every couple days, just to make sure no one goes on starving.

I offered food the day after they were born and waited a week before I offered food again, then started offering it every other day. If that makes sense.

[HazAnga]

sounds good

[Spankenstyne]

I've managed to get all mine again onto worms & fish. I just cut the worms into tiny bite sized pieces, same with the fish (trout or salmon usually). I offered the day after they were born, just left it in a dish in the nursery enclosure and left them alone with it overnight. 4 days and 2 feedings in I could tell all but one had eaten & fed it separately in a small feeding container once and now all are feeding approx every second day.
The babies I find can be understandably nervous & I often wonder if folks might have baby feeding issues due to too much action around? I leave them alone to explore their encloure and feed on their own as much as I can while getting them established. Just a thought & might be nothing to it as well.

[HazAnga]

That's different. My only problem was them accidently injesting the substrate, but if there in something without substrate... hmm

[HazAnga]

I just fed them some cut up worm and pinkie and some more ate, the Pastel ate and a few of the albino's ate as well. And.....!!! I believe I have some good news, the other het that wasn't looking too good, is doing well, active tongue flicking and more good news, it looks like another pastel. The facial features look as you guys have explained they should and it's lighter in colour too, not as much as the other one but getting there.
And MORE good news, the albino that wasn't doing too good is looking a little better, active tongue flicking and moving around more, flail's around a little more then it probably should when picked up, but it's doing much better then it was. It's skin still looks a little weird though, it's like kind of dark redish and the skin also looks loose.
But overall I think it will make it, just gotta git the little guy to eat and all will be great.

[kibakiba]

Can you get a picture of the dark red skin?

It's great that you got them to eat!

[Spankenstyne]

Great news that they're improving.

[HazAnga]

Chantel I can git a pic but it may not be until tonight.

[kibakiba]

That's fine, I'm just curious to see what it is, and it would help everyone to help you out