Bothriechis schlegelii babys (care)

Hello

I have buy 4 babys of this nice species.They have 2 months i tink.

So i need some help about feeding\keeping from some persons who keep babys for long time.
I have read about them but more info will be very helpfull for me and other people who will take this beautifull snake!

Thanks in advance!
Alexander

What do you want to know about feeding and keeping?
I have had babies from my adults couple of times and usually I keep the offsprings in small plastic boxes (some candy boxes suits well). Just remember to make enought holes cople of the sides and to the top so that the ventilation is good. I keep all the snakes separately so that it's more easy to keep record of feedings and so on.
The temps go something like 24-28'c at day and around 20'c at night.

The newborn ones I feed some pinkie parts, usually legs. But if you have some really tiny ones you can try ½pinkie or the head.
It really depends of the size of your snake..

Thank you very much for information Sami!

I will put some pictures to can see them and tell me after what is beeter to feed them.

All the best,
Alexander

At two months of age, they should be ready for whole day old pinkies. If they are smaller, I really like just pinky heads. If they strike these just right, they are difficult for the snake to shake out and most go ahead and swallow it. Make sure that you keep them hydrated by misting and dripping water on their heads. Good Luck!

Hi Alexander,
I bought this schlegeli 2 years ago,
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they where 4 days old and have nevere eaten.
First shedding was 2 days later, and again 2 days later they had a complet 1day mouse.
Out of 5 babys this luck happend 5 times. I was making them angy by tipping their tail wih
the mouse and they strocke right away, after missing 2 or 3 times they got the mouse and swallowed it.
They droped the food fast, when molested or the box was moved.
And thats how he looks today.
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Trying will help, and schlegelii are not that difficult, i had a couple times joungsters
but never big problems with them.
Greetings
Rene

Bob Herrington wrote:: At two months of age, they should be ready for whole day old pinkies. If they are smaller, I really like just pinky heads. If they strike these just right, they are difficult for the snake to shake out and most go ahead and swallow it. Make sure that you keep them hydrated by misting and dripping water on their heads. Good Luck!

Thank you for information!They were feed once at 10 days.Pinkys looking too big for them.I will feed heads of pinckys.

Regards,
Alexander

Hello Rene,

You had goodluck!

Mine are very small , them head are small as a pinky head.
I have to do a lot of try befor they eat first time.I feed them pinky cute in 4 pices,today will be the second feed at me.First try they had take the pinky part but after fast they drop down from mouth.

Btw you got a really nice schlegelii there!

Thanks,
Alexander

Rene Schenk wrote:: they where 4 days old and have nevere eaten.
First shedding was 2 days later, and again 2 days later they had a complet 1day mouse.
Greetings
Rene

Thats great! Usually I don't even bother to try feeding the newborns until something like 14 days.. or 5-10 day from the first shed.
People tend to get stressed out from that their snake isn't eating but after a couple of years playing with arboreal snakes I have become quite relaxed with this issue.. many of my snakes including offsprings tend to refuse food for months and they don't seem ill or anything.

@Alexander
Yeap they do that.. shake their heads and drop the food if you make a move, so stay still for those 15-20 min when the snake is eating Very Happy

lol
Sometimes it quite frustrating but it gets easier by the time.
Good luck with youre new snakes!

Hello Sami!

Thank you!I can`t wait until i will see them eat well one pinky Smile

.

PS: i have seen at 2 of them they make some saliva at mouths,is a problem?

All the best,
Alexander

Hello @ all!

Finally i got some little dexterity to feed them one from 4 is a bit skinny and is makeing some bubbles on mouths the others 3 doing very well i tink.

Thanks a lot for help!

Happy New Year,
Alexander

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hello, sorry I kno this is an old post, but I was wondering how are your babys today?? did you have any problems with them?? do you have more pics??
thanks I advance for your answer.

regards

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