Feeding newborns

Anone have some tips or suggestions on getting newborn kenyans feeding?

How soon after shed, time of day, scenting, etc.?

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Sorry typo, for whatever reason I can't edit.

When mine were neonates, i offered them their first meal as soon as they had their first shed and i was lucky, all of them readily accepted the f/t pinkies i offered them. I did not have to use any sort of scenting techniques or "braining" of the pinkies to get them to feed.

As to the time of day, i always offer their prey items during the evening, as that is the time when they will be most active.

Frozen worked for one of mine, the others took live.

Thanks for your response.

I have had some very finicky sand boas over the years. I have treid live, thawed, brained, scented and then I started breeding African Soft Furred Rats. ASR pinks are very small and all my picky eaters took them with gusto. I place my picky neonates in a deli-cup with about 1/2" of aspen so they can burrow and place the live rodent on top of the bedding and put them in a dark quiet area overnight, most of the time they are gone by morning.