Newborn feeding strategy

[Stefan-A]

So, question for anyone out there with newborn experience... How much do you feed a baby garter snake? I didn't want to overstuff them tonight, since they haven't eaten much yet in their lives and I figure their guts should get a little time to adjust. But after they get going, should I really just offer food every day and let them decide whether or not they're hungry? I don't want to end up with morbidly obese babies. Can anyone give me some kind of ballpark, volume-wise, for what a baby garter "should" be eating? Thanks!

I doubt that babies can get obese. I've let mine eat as much fish (sometimes mouse pieces or a fish/mouse mix) as they can eat 2-3 times a week for the first month and I just started them on a diet of one pinky twice a week. I kept their mother on the same diet when she was young and it worked just fine. Until she was about 50cm long, the only thing that changed was the size of the pinkies, from tiny half-gram newborns to week-old ones of 2-3 grams.

[Didymus20X6]

Sorry guys, but every time I hear "pinkies", I can't help but think, "POIT! NARF! ZORT!"

[guidofatherof5]

Sorry guys, but every time I hear "pinkies", I can't help but think, "POIT! NARF! ZORT!"

I'm lost. Could you explain? I feel l am missing out on something

[Didymus20X6]

THIS should explain it.

[guidofatherof5]

THIS should explain it.

Yes, now I'm in the groove.