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by agkistrodude on July 18, 2005
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I came home today to find that my Dusky Pygmy had babies.So far I count 7 and she still looks a little fat.And she never stopped eating,which surprised me,I just fed her 2 days ago.Now the fun begins trying to get them to eat.These are my first neonate Pygmys and I understand they can be quite a challenge to get started. Any advise is welcome. Thanks, Marty
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by Cro on July 18, 2005
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Marty: New born Pygmys can be a real challenge, however, they do readily strike, so will often take food offered on forceps that is released just as the bite. Try tiny, tiny pinks, ground skinks, new born anole lizards, tiny frogs, and even insect larvae like beetle grubbs. Most often they will strike and release, but will eventually hold on to the food item. You might wait to feed them untill after their first shead, which should happen after about 7 to 10 days. If they have not shead by then, go ahead and try feeding them. Good luck. JohnZ
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by captiveherps on July 18, 2005
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I've never had problems getting them to eat, the all took day old pinkies without any trouble.
If you do have trouble I would expect they will strike if you touch their tails.
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by agkistrodude on July 18, 2005
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Thanks for the input. I'll look for some tiny pinks this week so I'll have them after they shed. I wonder if they'll take F\T? Marty
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by Cro on July 18, 2005
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I would try live pinks first. If the Pygmys dont eat them, you can always freeze the pinks and thaw them out for later use. The moovement and scent from live pinks will be more attractive to the young Pygmys. Like James stated, touching the Pygmys tail with a live pink held in forceps will usually cause them to strike. As soon as the Pygmy has hold of the pink, gently set it down and step back and try to not make any movement that might distract the snake. Very often, it will go ahead and eat. I would save the lizards and frogs as last resort items, because of the possibility of spreading parasites, as Pygmys will usually eat pinks after a few tries. JohnZ
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by agkistrodude on July 19, 2005
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Well they're 1 day old and 5 out of 7 have already shed! I'm going to try and find some day old pinks tomarrow. Marty
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by SwampY on July 21, 2005
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If you do have one that is a problem feeder, try a cricket frog. They love em. They hate spring peepers, but they eat cricket frogs like candy.
Chad
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by agkistrodude on July 22, 2005
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Thats good to know. Theres lots of cricket frogs on my property, and I haven't been able to find any pinkies that are small enough yet. The only thing about frogs is I worry about parrasites. Marty
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