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Our First Live Clutch!!!

I think...IMO...that slug died a week or so ago...the color is just not right....and the color is 1 of the last things that come in while incubating...it could have been a lesser...but it for sure died way before it was supposed to hatch.
 
Thank you guys! We are so excited. We actually did get 1 normal but it's pretty crazy looking. I'll post pictures of later now that they're cleaned up :) I really hope the bees are girls so I can keep them both :) Definiteley keeping the Lesser regardless of sex. The Lesser we bred her to was on a loan from our roommies :) Now, when we feed them for the first time, it has to be thawed pinkie or they won't eat, correct? I don't want to let any go until they have shed and eaten their first meal. Thanks again!!
 
uzualsuspect5 said:
Thank you guys! We are so excited. We actually did get 1 normal but it's pretty crazy looking. I'll post pictures of later now that they're cleaned up :) I really hope the bees are girls so I can keep them both :) Definiteley keeping the Lesser regardless of sex. The Lesser we bred her to was on a loan from our roommies :) Now, when we feed them for the first time, it has to be thawed pinkie or they won't eat, correct? I don't want to let any go until they have shed and eaten their first meal. Thanks again!!
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This is only my second year breeding, but, I believe most people start out with live and either a rat pup or a hopper mouse...not pinkies. I use mice. Last year, all but 1 of my babies was switched to F/T by their 3rd feeding.
 
I use F/T rat pinkies, some people won't take the take and effort to do this but it works for me and they tend to be better eaters in the long run.
 
They shed!!

They just had their first sheds so I got pix before they were split up. They turned out great! Next, feeding :) So far all 6 are healthy, 5 shed (the Lesser was last one out of the egg so I guess that's why she hasn't shed yet, not to mention the father difference :) ). We also got them sexed. Apparently ALL girls except that crazy high pattern Bee.

Thanks again guys!
 

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