Yeah, most people don’t have that kind of access. It’s also best in the long run to get them onto f/t as soon as possible so you don’t run into the safety risks with live feeders as the animal gets older and needs larger meals.
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Yep I know that’s right! The only one I have right now that refuses ft is my little stinker rosy boa Merck. But he is still eating fuzzies with closed eyes. I love him anyway though! 
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There’s always one that takes a while to get with the program, he’ll get there soon!
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Have you tried wiggling it slightly close to there head! Also since you gave em a blanket(good idea) wait until one is in it and try the same thing next to a opening. Very few corns or kings needed live when I hatched some, and the ones who did just needed 1-2 live pinks then came around. Just for future though, you should definitely find a reptile specific pet store or a local/close breeder if you ever do need live. Also alot of mine wouldn’t even take anything until 2-3 weeks after first shed, could still be full from all the yolky goodness ya know!
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they both shed around 2-3 days ago now. Ive tried wriggling the pinky around and cut one in half for the small one too. Ive left it in there for around 5 hours now without much luck. Ill still probably leave the food in there overnight with them and hope they eat at night.
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What I’ve found is really useful is giving them a hide. At the entrance to it, when they’re inside, place the pinky in halfway. Sometimes they just want to be in small, dark spaces when they eat. Tbh I wouldn’t have taken everything out of their tubs, you took away their security & hiding places and left them in a big open space making them less likely to feel comfortable with eating, even in the dark.
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ah ok ill make sure to try that then thanks!
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Just remember, they’re very small in a very large, scary new world. Think about the size of the eggs they just left, versus what they’re feeling now with no walls. If they can find a place to hide that gives them that sense of closeness, you’ll get a more relaxed animal.
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Also don’t offer them food right away again. Wait for a week, if you keep offering really close together it may stress them out
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ive just given their hides back and placed them and the food in there so hopefully everything goes well.
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ok thanks for the tip!
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I would suggest getting them something a little more cave-like, as they’ll still feel pretty exposed in a tube. Even if it’s just a piece of something like cork that they can squeeze under but be fully covered from the top/sides.
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ok thanks ill have a look and see if I can find something
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If you’ve got something like an empty sour cream container you can use an x-acto to cut a little archway in it either from the top edge (if you don’t have the lid) or towards the bottom (with the lid, add moss). I can also give you suggestions based on what you have available to you, either at home or in local stores.
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If you’ve got any sphagnum still, you can use it either dry or damp to fill up some of the space inside to give them more security. Paper towel also works.
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ive still got a lot of sphagnum moss left over so ill give that a try thanks!
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No problem, it’s actually what I’m doing with my hatchlings right now, haha.
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