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baby copperheads need help!
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by dsschless on July 28, 2005
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my copperhead just gave birth to 7. im looking for any info any one can provide that i may find useful in their care. (when i should start offering pinkies, or any other suggestions of food will be appreciated) im new to breeding never cared for new borns before, any help and advise will be much appreciated! thank you
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by thenewdisciple on July 28, 2005
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seperate them first, then after the first shed offer day old pinkies. if they refuse these try braining the mouse, that usually does it. also when feeding leave them alone and keep them in a dark place.
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by Cro on July 28, 2005
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Stefan: Newborn copperheads will usually eat pinks without much trouble. I would give them a few days before trying to feed them. They will usually shed their skin a few days after being born. I would offer food after that. You can drop pinks in front of them with forceps, and the moovement will usually attract their attention. Or you could touch the pink to their tail, which will usually cause them to strike. If you do this, you will have to quickly release the pink while the copperhead is still hanging on, and often the snake will go ahead and swallow. Watch to make sure that two of them dont grab the same pink and attempt to swallow the same pink at the same time. Best Regards JohnZ
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by timberrattlesnake89 on July 29, 2005
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Braining is to pucturing the head of a pinkie and pushes some brains out. Of course you do it with a frozen pinkie not live one. Most of the time the snake will eat it if it is brained.
Phillip
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by guttersnacks on July 29, 2005
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I use an Exacto knife to puncture the head, it's a little cleaner than just smooshing the head. Let us know how they do to start off, and we can explain more complicated techniques later if necessary. Be patient though, newborns still have some egg yolk in their bellies to live on.
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by dsschless on July 29, 2005
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ok gutter i will thank you, i appreciate the help, also one more question: will keeping the young together be unwise? i know that feeding may be complicated, for now i have moved all of them to a 10 gal snake cage, or should i purchase separate containers, for each, (any suggestion of what type of inexpensive containers would be best will help) thanks again for any advise!
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by agkistrodude on July 29, 2005
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I use sterilite containers in "shoebox" size.(6qt)They're opaque plastic boxes/w snap on lids.I just bought some from wallmart for $0.77 each.Line the bottom with a piece of paper,a small water container, and your set. Marty
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