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Help with a Hatchling

I had him in a little 4 oz container but he managed to twist off the cord anyway. It was cinched about a quarter inch away from his body and the stub dried up and fell off like his siblings did. There doesn't appear to be any physical damage to him from it other that lack of nourishment.

Should I try to offer him a meal now or wait until after the first shed?
 

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I would offer a small mouse hopper and see what happens. He does need to get some food in his bell. I hope this guy pulls through for you.
 
Nicola, don't sweat it. Just keep him moist till he sheds and then feed him. I've pulled babies out of eggs before because the rest were out and found yolk so i stuffed them back in. 2 days later they crawl out 8-10 days later they shed and a week feed. Just saying they are tougher than we think. Now he's out let him relax for awhile. If he does'nt eat in a month worry...
 
Also, just for future reference, know that you do not have to cut eggs. In the wild, baby snakes will pip and hatch completely on their own. I have hatched several clutches, and I have cut only 2-3 eggs (ones that I suspected had issues). Otherwise, I let all babies pip and subsequently hatch all on their own. I have never had any babies drown in their eggs before pipping. I know it can be tempting to cut them, especially when there's morphs involved, but consider it all part of the breeding experience to wait until they hatch to see what they are. By all means, candle the eggs if you like to see if you can make out patterns of certain traits (and yes, it can be done for certain genes), but cutting them open really isn't necessary.
 
Let us bear in mind that this thread was for sustaining a hatchling that has not absorbed yolk. Not about cutting eggs. So cut her some slack. That could happen cut or no cut. None of us are perfect and it's our personal choice how to breed and hatch our animals.
 
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