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Question
Recently my younger sister got a ribbon snake for her birthday. Everything was/ is good except that we came home to find about 10 itty bitty ribbon snakes in the tank. Would you be able to tell us how to take care of them or what we should do? thank you

Answer
Hummm, I have actually never had baby ribbons before.  I would think they would start on appropriately sized crickets, fish, or worms.  If you happen to live in an area where ribbons occur naturally, you could or course release any of the babies that don't start feeding within the first two weeks.  None will start eating until after their 1st shed, so you have a little time to decide and do some research.  Sorry, I couldn't be more help on this one!