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| PureLoneWolf |
Posted - 04/10/2011 : 08:14:36
Hi all
Due to a mistake in purchasing, I need to give Hongy 2 mice instead of his usual meal.
The question is how best to do it. Normally, he takes one and then goes into his warm hide to digest...as I need to give two, what's the best way to do it?
Do I put both mice in at the same time, or wait until he has finished the first, then put the second in a few minutes later?
Thanks |
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| PureLoneWolf |
Posted - 06/10/2011 : 12:52:30
Thanks everyone - Actually..in this case, the 2 small were only a tiny bit bigger than the normal mediums that we give...still - I am going back to the proper size ones for the next feed, so it won't be an issue.
Cheers for all the help |
| lotabob |
Posted - 04/10/2011 : 13:09:27
2 small mice is far larger than 1 medium mouse.
You don't have to double feed just give 1 every 5 days rather than loading the snakes stomach. You could even just feed 1 on the normal schedule, it won't do any harm at all. |
| Mamma |
Posted - 04/10/2011 : 11:09:18
You can offer one, then give another once hes done. Or you can just feed one full stop. Going down a feed size for a couple of weeks isnt gonna to any harm. |
| PureLoneWolf |
Posted - 04/10/2011 : 09:26:12
In the viv, he has a perfect hide to feed on top of that his previous owner used to use...so we carried on with that.
So, it looks like I will offer one, wait until it is fully swallowed, and then give him another :)
Thanks everyone |
| jonoandapril |
Posted - 04/10/2011 : 09:21:43
when i give two feed items i wait until their finished with the first then just offer the second. do you feed in or out the viv? |
| PureLoneWolf |
Posted - 04/10/2011 : 08:26:26
Four...two more feeds basically...I wouldn't mind going to the pet shop to buy the correct ones and getting rid of the small, but I am not going to be able to do that as my local pet store is waiting on a delivery that got delayed. None of the others in the area seem to have the right size at the mo either :( |
| Simmy_82 |
Posted - 04/10/2011 : 08:23:46
I'm not sure if its similar to feeding two pinkies. I fed mine at the weekend two pinkies. I let the first get to its stomach before i offered the second.
Others with larger snakes may be able to answer this better.
How many small mice do you have? |
| PureLoneWolf |
Posted - 04/10/2011 : 08:21:49
He normally has one medium sized, and I managed to buy small....so he needs to have two small ones at the mo.
Cheers |
| Simmy_82 |
Posted - 04/10/2011 : 08:18:18
What size mice? |
