"New hatchlings will normally eat the smallest size pinkie mouse available." which is what I gave them. So I'm on the right track. I just wanted to make sure that maybe when they're really young I should be giving them bugs or something. It's hard to believe that something that tiny could fend for itself in the wild, but like the eggs, probably the best thing to do is just leave them alone and let them take food when they're ready.
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Date: 2006-10-08 03:59 pm (UTC)... That confirms what [info]rialian said. I told him that I'd offered them food and they'd refused, and he said "wait a couple of days".
So, a couple of days it is. According to http://www.moreptiles.com/
"New hatchlings will normally eat the smallest size pinkie mouse available." which is what I gave them. So I'm on the right track. I just wanted to make sure that maybe when they're really young I should be giving them bugs or something. It's hard to believe that something that tiny could fend for itself in the wild, but like the eggs, probably the best thing to do is just leave them alone and let them take food when they're ready.