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steve wilkins
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 31/05/2009 : 15:23:05
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| i have 6 hatchlings which hatched last week.3 have shed their skins,but won't feed,not even on pinks scented with frogs or t-rex 'lizard maker'.should they be feeding now or is it normal to take longer? |
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sexychef
Hognose Moderator
United Kingdom
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magneticblue
Hognose Moderator
189 Posts |
Posted - 31/05/2009 : 17:51:26
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| Could they still be full of yolk? Perhaps they won't be ready to eat for another week? |
1.2.0 Guyana red-tail boas (Hercules, Athena and Aphrodite)
1.0.0 Arizona Mountain Kingsnake (Sylar)
0.1.0 Blotched Kingsnake (Jasmin)
0.3.0 Cats (Lynx, Maizzi and Millie)
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Mandie
Hatchling Hoggie
185 Posts |
Posted - 01/06/2009 : 11:07:08
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| Hognose hatchlings can be slow to take food, its not usual for them to wait a couple of wks post shed to get round to feeding. One of my boys from last yr didn't feed for 8 wks but is doing great guns now I just put d/f pinkies in and leave them for a day or 2. |
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hc-burrel
Snake Mite
Netherlands
30 Posts |
Posted - 01/06/2009 : 22:54:31
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You can start feeding hognose hatchlings at age of 2 weeks.
And I house them in boxes of 12.5 x 18 x 7.5 cm, if housed to big they also refuse to eat sometimes.
But just start feeding when they are 2 weeks old.
When one of them wont eat, the next week you give a pinkie whit chicken-soup on it.
This trick always works overhere
this is how i house my hognose hatchlings bytheway:
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My snakes:
6.4 Heterodon nasicus nasicus 01-07-2009
2.0 Heterodon nasicus nasicus 05-10-2008
1.1 Heterodon nasicus nasicus
1.0 Heterodon nasicus nasicus - Albino
0.1 Heterodon nasicus nasicus - Hetro highcontrast albino (green)
1.1 Lampropeltis triangulum sinaloae
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Kazerella
Hognose Admin
United Kingdom
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Posted - 02/06/2009 : 15:40:28
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Nice set up for hatchlings. We need to get our corn nursery sorted soon.  |
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hc-burrel
Snake Mite
Netherlands
30 Posts |
Posted - 03/06/2009 : 16:07:43
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I use a lucky reptile's Thermo controll pro 2 thermostat, with 2 adjustable temperatures, for day and night time.
For warmth I use a 50w heatcable, connected to the thermostat.
And the wires you see leading into the housings are from the temperature sensors.
At housing nr.8 you can see my green hetro highcontrast albino female |
My snakes:
6.4 Heterodon nasicus nasicus 01-07-2009
2.0 Heterodon nasicus nasicus 05-10-2008
1.1 Heterodon nasicus nasicus
1.0 Heterodon nasicus nasicus - Albino
0.1 Heterodon nasicus nasicus - Hetro highcontrast albino (green)
1.1 Lampropeltis triangulum sinaloae
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