new baby snake please help asap!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[twostripes42]

ok so to day my WC female had a baby i moved it to a smaller encloser with som hides and a water dish can any on help me and give me tips i was not exspecting to get baby snakes and should i be exspecting more???? and when should i feed it? and its and eastern

[jitami]

There will likely be more. Put the baby on damp paper towels for now. There's no rush to feed them, but you can try if you wish. If you can get back to the exact place you found your female it's ok to release the babies there.

[RedSidedSPR]

Don't worry about feeding yet. They can go for a few weeks, but feed soon... Just not today I'd you're busy with the mom.

[twostripes42]

well there are no more yet and I got a critter ceeper and put some Eco earth and a hide in there and I sprade it once she's really active but should I not put her in a habitat or is it fine it's a small critter ceeper by the why

[kibakiba]

It'll be fine in the critter keeper for right now since it's only temporary.

[jitami]

Just make sure she can't get out the little slots in the lid of the critter keeper. She will be able to climb up the sides to the top. You can close a piece of nylon pantyhose or something similar across the top to prevent her reaching those slots.

[RedSidedSPR]

You could put them in that other cage you have. The tall one you had "mom" in.

[twostripes42]

thanks and can any one post a pic of what there baby cage setup looks like/ i just made a naturalistic setup for her and sprade it with my mister a few simes and she has a water dish
shuld i not have her in a neturalistic cage hers a pic and i dont keep it in front of the window that was just for better lighting

[ConcinnusMan]

Don't panic. They don't need much right now. Just their own enclosure (an escape proof plastic tub with good ventilation will do in a pinch) moisture (not wet!) and easy access to a shallow drinking water dish. Of course, a little warmth (around 80 degrees) won't hurt.

A day or two tops is all they need for the moist towels. After that, be sure to keep them dry and clean or blister disease can develop very fast. I never worry about trying to feed them in the first 5 or 6 days. Most of mine have never wanted to eat until they are 10-14 days old anyway. A very simple enclosure with a water dish, hide (can just be a piece of cardboard or egg carton) is fine but if you want to get "fancy"...

this is just aspen bedding, egg carton hide, plastic lid for water, plastic plants. Nothing fancy really.

thanks and can any one post a pic of what there baby cage setup looks like/ i just made a naturalistic setup for her and sprade it with my mister a few simes and she has a water dish
shuld i not have her in a neturalistic cage hers a pic and i dont keep it in front of the window that was just for better lighting

When the window is behind the subject, it makes the lighting worse, not better.

[Mommy2many]

Good luck with Mom and the baby. Just make sure baby is not in an enclosure that has openings that baby can squeeze out of. Babies can be very sneaky