feeding baby stimsons

[snake101]

hey i recently had 4 baby stimsons hatch. they hatched on the 5 of january this year.. they have all had there prelay shed and have all been offered a feed twice. all they do is look at the mouse pinky smell it and then slither away. i have tried teasing them with the pinky and tapping there bodys with it but nothing seems to interest them..

i was just woundering if any one had any helpfill tips?

and also if anyone knew how long until i should try force feeding them with mouse tails?

any hel and or advise would be greatly appreciated..

Thanks

 

[ryanharvey1993]

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[dazza294]

feeding

try pinky rats my baby stimi wouldnt touch pinky mice but soon as pinky rat was offerd she jumped on it

 

[KaneMortlock]

Mine wouldn't take frozens, but all took live pinkies.

Then a couple later I switched them to non-live.

Kane.

 

[yommy]

i find for the fussy ones thawed pink dipped on warm/hot tap water then dipped in day old chicken down feather works every time. Worked for me1/2hr ago in fact. Good luck

 

[AUSGECKO]

try pinky rats my baby stimi wouldnt touch pinky mice but soon as pinky rat was offerd she jumped on it

:shock: I don`t know how big your hatchy stimmie is but mine sure as hell won`t squeeze down a pinky rat :shock:

 

[chilli]

they hatched on the 5 of january this year.. They have all had there prelay shed

wow!

 

[dickyknee]

they hatched on the 5 of january this year.. they have all had there prelay shed

wow!

I noticed that too , bit young to be in PRElay sheds ....

Dont panic yet , they will eat when ready ...
try a few more times with live pinkies , then try chicken down , quail feathers ....there a heap of threads like this with good tips
I certainly would not be force feeding them any time soon , maybe assist feeding down the track , but at around 3 weeks there is no need to panic IMO