I’m glad you’re friend came and helped you determined their sex.
I think this is a good plan. They had a lot of excitement for one day. It’s great that some ate . Just leave the rest alone in their new homes until the weekend and offer a feeding then. Some of them don’t mind whatever is going on around them and are just naturally calm about everything. Most of them need more external calm to feel secure and ready to eat. THE most important factor in getting these to feed is helping them to feel safe.
I was just reflecting on how hard it is to leave them alone. Babies are years in coming, from planning and selecting the parents to caring for the parents while they grow (if they arrived as babies) to breeding and incubating and thrilling to their arrival… Leaving them mostly alone unto they are eating well is HARD.
I like to tell myself they crawl into my hand because they know what good care I’m taking of them. I know it’s probably a fib when it comes to reptiles, but it’s fun to think they know—especially the ones who have had some kind of trouble to overcome, like this one’s moldy egg.
Guess what? Working alone and taking a picture of hemipenes through the body wall of a tiny wriggly baby snake while also shining a light through said wriggly snake’s tail turns out to be quite a challenge! I think I’ve finally managed to get a potentially useful image though. Hope this helps.
Thank you , that was interesting ! Soon two remaining eggs will hatch in beginning to mid of August , currently day 48 and I will try to see through their tails . Two babies already moved to my friend who gave me the father of the clutch , from remaining 10 babies 6 eating , one is also eating but require to keep the mice overnight and 3 my holdbacks anery palmettos refuse to eat . My tiny baby boy and two girls . I don’t worry about girls , they are larger babies and will eventually eat but the boy is 5 gram Tiny baby with amazing character - he willingly crawls into my hands every time and if I put him on my laps he stays there or crawls around curiously sniffing everything around him , he don’t flee or show any fear . Tried to put a mice leg into his mouth today hoping he will eat , no luck , he spat it out right away .
I am going to recommend a hard thing for the ones who aren’t. Stop handling them. Leave them alone completely between feeding attempts. I understand that they’re not acting stressed, but they are more likely to start feeding if they’re handled less. You’ll have years with your holdbacks. Leaving them alone more in these early weeks will pay dividends.
Excellent advice. I never recreationally handle anything that isn’t eating without issue. Usually it’s easy, because I take feeding problems personally, so I’m mad at the problem feeders.
Never fear. If the lack of feeding persists, everyone here has loads of experience keeping the little stinkers alive until they decide to be good eaters on their own. We’re here for you!
. Just leave the rest alone in their new homes until the weekend and offer a feeding then. Some of them don’t mind whatever is going on around them and are just naturally calm about everything. Most of them need more external calm to feel secure and ready to eat. THE most important factor in getting these to feed is helping them to feel safe.
