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First Feed Question

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idloveaguinness

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FireBlaze got his first meal at home last night. He weighs about 9 grams, and we fed him a 2.5 gram pinkie...the smallest in the set of four we had. It seems like the pinkie went down pretty easily...less than four minutes from strike to fully engulfed. We plan to follow the Munson Plan, but somewhat conservatively, at least in the beginning. My question is this....when we put him back into his viv, after about 20 minutes of solitude after feeding, he went into his vines, and that's where he's stayed since then. I figured he would seek out a heat source or at least go back into his hide that's been his typical hangout, but nope. Normal behavior? I guess he knows best. Maybe he's just not looking to move after a nice meal....
 
Sometimes my snakes will continue looking for more food after they've eaten. I don't usually see them hang out for long periods of time after a meal though, so maybe it is a little strange, but I don't think I would be worried. :) I guess I would just trust Fire Blaze to know what's best, he will move to a warm place if he needs to.

I'm glad he ate his first meal happily!! That's great! :)
 
So for nearly 48 hours he stayed in the vines, barely moving at all. One time I breathed on him through the screen to see if he was still alive. He seems fine now, but at no time during his digestion (no lump visible now) did he make a move for the UTH area. In fact, he has barely gone to that area. The heater is currently set to 83, and an independent probe fluctuates between 81 and 86. Think I should lower it a little? This time of hear, it's a pretty warm room...in the mid to high 70's (I turned off the AC in this room just for snakey......). Thoughts?
 
...also- can I get some feedback on the size of the feeder? Look about right?
 

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Looks perfect! See- that's why I recommended getting vines for him, because baby snakes love vines and feel safe in them. I'd leave the heat setting as it is. He will go there if he wants to.
 
I agree with Nanci, the size of that pinkie looks perfect!

If you are very concerned with temperatures I recommend getting an infrared heat gun. You can quickly check the temps of many different areas in your viv and even the temperature of the snake without disturbing anything.

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As long as you have provided your snake with a heat gradient (which it sounds like you have!) your snake will be fine. It will be in whatever area is best for it to be in for whatever bodily functions it needs to perform.

Sit back, relax, maybe shoot your new infrared gun in every corner of the tank until the novelty has worn off, and enjoy your beautiful little Amel!
 
Like the temp gun idea. I'm all about toys. I can use it on my kids when they get fevers. So another question.....it's been five days since feeding him. I see no poo in the tank, and he didn't go when we handled him for a little while last night and two nights before that. We plan on feeding every five / six days in the beginning.....should we wait for a poo before feeding again? There are tiny little specs of something here and there in the tank, but they amount to nothing. Maybe it's hidden in the substrate?
 
I keep my babies on paper towels until I know they are eating a pooing good. Its hard to miss on a clean white surface lol.
 
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