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Baby Rattlers
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by PatrickV on April 2, 2001
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Ok, so baby rattlers are born with only a button on the end of their tail meaning they are "clapping with one hand" so to speak and can't rattle. then they grow a new button every shed. does this mean i can assume that the ~7 inch long C.v.oreganus I found with only one button on his tail has not gone through his first shed since being born and therefore I don't have to worry about him eating right away? I know most snakes don't take food until after their first shed but i've never dealt with a snake that young before....i always go for established feeders when possible. thanks
patrick
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RE: Baby Rattlers
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Anonymous post on April 3, 2001
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I've never kept C v oreganus, but I have started several baby rattlers off, some ate right away and some went up to a month. Southern canebrakes are born skinny and eat right away due to the fact that they have a longer time up and shorter brumation. Northern timbers are born late in the fall and have a large store of body fat so they don't have to eat till after their first brumation. I wouldn't go worrying about him just yet unless he's looking sickly. Be sure he stays hydrated though. have plenty of water around for him to drink. I'm about to try a new thing suggested by Karl Betz -- There is a human baby vitamin called Poly Vi-sol that he adds to their drinking water and says it puts weight on them fast. ;)
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