In my first Super Pastel clutch I hatched out 2.1 and the males were strong feeders right away. The female however was very hesitant and after a month of no luck I started assist feeding her one fuzzy a week. I basically would leave the fuzzy overnight and if she didn't take it I would then assist feed it to her the next morning. Well it took a couple weeks but yesterday she finally took a fuzzy on her own. As a bonus I also had a male YB who was going thru the same thing also take a live fuzzy on his own. I hope they are starting to turn the corner and I can get them fat and happy.

This is the slow starter
http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll218/arbogastpythons/super%20pastels/DSCN0657.jpg

This is my other Super Pastel female that hatched a week later than the others. This girl has no problem filling her belly!
http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll218/arbogastpythons/super%20pastels/DSCN0622.jpg

Very nice looking and congrats on getting them to eat =)

It's an awesome feeling when a trouble maker eats as I'm sure you know, beautiful supers kevin!

Very nice... looks like they are worth the extra effort!

ok... now super pastels are purdy

congrats on the feeding as well

Congrats!!! Hope they turn that corner and never look back :rockon:

Always a nice feeling when they start to eat on their own. Congrats.

Congrats on the turn around...Good looking girls - You can never have enough Super Pastel girls...

Now shes worth working with....I agree you can never have enough super pastel females...:wamma:

Kevin Stoltz

www.kmsreptiles.com

Wow there awesome in color! Glad she finally got the hint shes a Bp.

good luck with them little pains, you know they'll be worth the extra effort !
ck

Very nice super, glad shes finally eating for you! We have a sp female that is two months old, same as yours wouldn't eat, after a month I started assist feeding, still am.

Rich

Have you ever tried bag feeding. Take a paper lunch bag. Put in a 3 week old mouse or a small fuzzy rat live. Put in your snake and shut the bag. I leave them overnight. It works almost every time. Good luck

congrats on getting her to eat and your clutch. beautiful supers.

Congratulations - I have two spiders that just took their first independent meals last Sunday. It's a wonderful feeling when you go "Yes! Your a BIG boy/girl now!!!"

Congrats, hopefully she turn into a pig for you!

Thanks for the congrats everyone! I don't feel like I am out of the woods with her, but this is a giant step in the right direction. Definately had a great feeling of satisfaction after weeks of dissapointment.


Very nice super, glad shes finally eating for you! We have a sp female that is two months old, same as yours wouldn't eat, after a month I started assist feeding, still am.

Rich

Rich, hang in there and hopefully she will kick in soon. I certainly know how frustrating it is to have this little jewel and it just doesn't want to cooperate. Good luck man!

I've had a couple of troubled feeders and it's always a relief when they take their first meal but then you stress over the next one and the next one and the next one.

This past season any of the ones that didn't take after the first few offerings I went straight to the ASFs which every one took with ease. But then the conversion to regular food can be a little bit tricky as well but at least they were feeding.

Hope the following feedings go well - I'll keep my fingers crossed for you!

Good luck!

This past season any of the ones that didn't take after the first few offerings I went straight to the ASFs

Yeah same here..it does work!..I actually went a bit further and just started assist feeding them f/t asf fuzzys..They took the live ones quickly after a few asssists too.

...and those little asf fuzzys are so small that the hatchling can't even spit it out if it wants to. :rockon:





Congrats to the OP...glad she pulled through for ya

Congrats on the first feeds!! Crossing my fingers my Bugsy will follow suit.

Congrats on getting them to take off for you!! Those supers are hot hot hot!!

Alan

Congrats on getting them to eat

Nice looking girls and it is always a great feeling when they hit the first meal on their own......Congrats

This past season any of the ones that didn't take after the first few offerings I went straight to the ASFs which every one took with ease. But then the conversion to regular food can be a little bit tricky as well but at least they were feeding.

Hope the following feedings go well - I'll keep my fingers crossed for you!

Good luck!

I actually started almost all of mine on ASF's, because that's what I had that was hopper sized. Those that started right away converted very easily to rat fuzzies within a few meals.

It's the ones that were more stubborn to start that I had more difficulty transitioning to rats.

Congrats!!! Im STILL assist feeding some babies that i produced awhile ago.... I wont give up on the buggers though.

Thanks Kevin, I'm not giving up on her, I'll assist feed as long as it takes!

Rich

good luck to all the assistants out there.
phil's right , great feelin' when they finally go it alone.
hope you all get that feelin' soon,
ck

WOW! Really nice looking snakes....yeah you can see the difference with the 2nd pic....she even has a better color going on! :D

Just wanted to give everyone an update. Tonight is feeding time and I am happy to say that the slow starting Super Pastel girl has eagerly taken a hopper and since she still looked hungry I offered her a rat pup wich she quickly scooped up. I am feeling more confident now that she has turned the corner and hopefully she can now start growing like her siblings. The male yellowbelly that I mentioned earlier in the thread also took a hopper on his own. I will try a rat pup for him next week.

Thanks for all the positive feedback and to others dealing with tough starters just hang in there.