| T O P I C R E V I E W |
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Posted - 15/08/2009 : 23:42:14
Theodor has an appetite like an elephant and I'm worried he might be getting slightly overweight.
He is 5 years old and 5ft 1inch long.
He currently eats one XL mouse every three days.
thinking i might start him on rats once a week.
Can anyone tell me what weight Theo should be? Gonna weigh him tomorrow.
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| Kellog |
Posted - 28/08/2009 : 05:56:56
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Originally posted by SexyBear77
kellog, maybe you could post some pictures for us to have a gander at and some expert opinions will be offered I'm sure.
Checkout photo section - Kellog has his own personal topic! Will try and get some recent ones of his whole body and close ups of his width/girdth. xxx |
| SexyBear77 |
Posted - 24/08/2009 : 20:34:31
 wow... thats heavy... but then dont really know what weight a turbo corn should be. I still wouldnt be feeding him an xl every week, 10-14 days tops.
to weigh easily, put your snake in a pillow case, put the pillowcase in a shoebox or similar, put the box on the scales. if your scales have a tare function (only on digi ones) tare just the pillowcase inside the box before adding your snake, then there is no subtracting to do.
also, we would love to see pictures- we will soon be able to tell you whether he wants to go on a diet or not. I'd be very surprised if he wasnt a little portly after being fed every 3 days  |
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Posted - 24/08/2009 : 20:11:48
ok,
Maybe a little fat. just weighed him...which i must say was not an easy task. how do you tell a snake to sit still???
Anyways, he weighed in at 1040g. Please bear in mind though....he is half bull snake, half corn.
He sure dont look fat to me. will post a pic asap. |
| n/a |
Posted - 24/08/2009 : 19:38:04
Theo ain't fat yet.lol.
He was quite under weight when i got him, poor wee man. I have reduced his feeding to one xl mouse per week and he is gettong out every day for exercise except 48hours after dinner.
He seems happy enough at that.
will post his weight asap.
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| SexyBear77 |
Posted - 24/08/2009 : 11:18:42
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Originally posted by Kellog
SB - does that mean Kellog is overweight? He is about 4 and a half years old, just over 4 feet long and weighed 669g yesterday. He is fed a large mouse once a week. He certainly doesnt feel fat and I dont think he really looks it, but compared Casper???? xxx
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Originally posted by tilly
Agree U may be feeding to much my snake is just over 4ft and i got him on 1 large mouse every 7 to 8 days
same as kellog is feeding then tilly...
kellog, maybe you could post some pictures for us to have a gander at and some expert opinions will be offered I'm sure. |
| Kellog |
Posted - 24/08/2009 : 10:08:55
Are there any guide weights according to length and age? If anything Kellog still feels as though he needs to put a bit more weight on. He is still not back to full weight from before his 13 week fast. xxx |
| n/a |
Posted - 24/08/2009 : 09:16:25
Agree U may be feeding to much my snake is just over 4ft and i got him on 1 large mouse every 7 to 8 days |
| Blackecho |
Posted - 24/08/2009 : 06:45:02
If he doesn't look fat then he's probably fine although I would feed less frequently personally. |
| Kellog |
Posted - 23/08/2009 : 22:14:12
SB - does that mean Kellog is overweight? He is about 4 and a half years old, just over 4 feet long and weighed 669g yesterday. He is fed a large mouse once a week. He certainly doesnt feel fat and I dont think he really looks it, but compared Casper???? xxx |
| SexyBear77 |
Posted - 23/08/2009 : 19:12:30
whoa!! try an xl mouse every 2 weeks!!! chances are your snake is gonna be wayyyy overweight- my male is five and a half feet, and weighs 628 grams. |
| Blackecho |
Posted - 23/08/2009 : 15:48:29
My male adult is fed every 10 days. |
| hillzi |
Posted - 23/08/2009 : 09:41:56
Woahh manna hold yer horses  once every 3 days is a wayyy to frequent. Give him one XL weekly for now. |
| Kellog |
Posted - 23/08/2009 : 06:10:26
Definitely cut back. Kellog is 4 and a half years old, approx 4 feet long and is fed 1 large mouse once a week. Think he weighed approx 670g at last weigh in. If you are feeding him that often you cant be getting any handling time, which is when he burns off his fat by exercising. Pic? xxx |
| sexychef |
Posted - 16/08/2009 : 22:10:25
wieght him and cut back the frequency of feeding no mater what wieght it is |
| n/a |
Posted - 16/08/2009 : 21:45:27
feeding him like that you will do him no favours,
AS Remmy says you will cause more probs giving him rats..
how much does he weigh do you know?
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| Remmy |
Posted - 16/08/2009 : 09:08:16
Feeding every 3 days is to much, no wonder he might be overweight. You dont want to give him rats as these are more fatty than mice so it wont help with his weight problem. Weigh him, then let us know his weight. Feeding every 7-10 days is normal but if he is overweight you might have to feed every 14 days for a while. |
| hiper2009 |
Posted - 16/08/2009 : 00:53:47
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Originally posted by falcon_moon
Theodor has an appetite like an elephant and I'm worried he might be getting slightly overweight.
He is 5 years old and 5ft 1inch long.
He currently eats one XL mouse every three days.
thinking i might start him on rats once a week.
Can anyone tell me what weight Theo should be? Gonna weigh him tomorrow.
WoW one XL mouse every 3days ??? Feed it once every 7days i take it as he dont get much handling time then as you feed it every 3days then he has 48hours not to be handled while he digest's his meal  |
