update on dekayi babies

[Boston Mindy]

The 6 babies I kept are doing good, and ate 2 nights in a row, now that I have found a good size to cut the worm bits. and momma Chara seems to be recovering nicely. It's odd seeing her looking so thin, because I never knew she was gravid in the first place, but she enjoyed a nice big worm the day before yesterday.

[guidofatherof5]

Sounds good. The food is equally important for mom as she needs to recovery and put some weight back on.
Glad the little ones are cooperating.

[Invisible Snake]

Glad to hear the mom and babies are doing well, maybe get a reptile vitamin to supplement the worms.

[Boston Mindy]

Unlike garters, which eat several different things, from what I've read, Dekayi generally only eat worms and slugs (and the occasional snail, which Chara mostly refuses) and typically I alternate between the 2, so supplementing is rarely necessary, right?

[guidofatherof5]

Wayne had a few of his dekayis eating pinkies also. I would think scenting the pinkies with worms slime would make the switch to rodents much easier.

[-MARWOLAETH-]

Dip half the worm in Ca and multivitamin powder and offer her the end that hasn't been dusted.

[EasternGirl]

If you decide to use supplements...like calcium with D3 and multivitamins...make sure you get recommendations from us on which ones to use and only use them every 3 feedings or so.

I know what you mean about the mom looking so skinny...Cee Cee has been gravid more during the time I have had her than not...when I looked at her after her last litter, she looked so thin it worried me. I just made sure to feed her often until she put some weight back on and now she is fine. Glad the babies are doing well for you!

[infernalis]

Wayne had a few of his dekayis eating pinkies also. I would think scenting the pinkies with worms slime would make the switch to rodents much easier.

Xena was the only one big enough to take a whole pinkie. The others just ate legs and tails.

I can't be certain that it really did them any good though.

As long as the babies are eating slugs and worms, I don't see a need to suppliment, since this is exactly what they eat in the wild,.

[Boston Mindy]

The babies are almost eating slugs, but aren't as interested in them as the worms, I just wanted to get them eating in general before pushing the slugs more intently now that they've all got a couple feedings in them, I'm not as nervous about giving them the slugs until they go for em.

[setfree]

Glad they are doing good!