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| paulie78 |
Posted - 26/05/2012 : 17:19:29
Hey guys this ones probably going to divide opinion lol but im just debateing this myself and wondering if now is the right time to swap my 2 yearling girls to weekly feeds both are taking a hopper each every 5 days and each weigh around 100 grams they are both coming up to a year old so i think they are a good size and weight for their age problem is i dont want to underfeed them and i certainly dont want to overfeed them either so im wondering whats a good rule of thumb re changing the frequency of meals ?
Thanks in advance. Paul |
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| viraleye |
Posted - 27/05/2012 : 12:26:59
Sometimes rather than having a set 7 days I'll make him wait a bit longer to 8 days, but then a few weeks down the line I'll feed him after 6 days just so its not 100% a set 7 days but still averages at 7 days. |
| Hissyfit |
Posted - 27/05/2012 : 12:16:34
I've always fed every 7 days too. I have both Falco & Orlando on 7 days feeds, and Voldemort is on large mice now, so we've changed his feeding to every 10 days. |
| viraleye |
Posted - 27/05/2012 : 07:17:18
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Originally posted by paulie78
Doesn't hurt them to skip a meal ocasionally if mine are in blue i dont offer food and i dont always offer food when theyve shed i might wait till the next due feed and feed as normal them a skipped meal every now and again is not a bad idea really
Thankyou, that explains it better :-) |
| paulie78 |
Posted - 27/05/2012 : 00:14:56
Doesn't hurt them to skip a meal ocasionally if mine are in blue i dont offer food and i dont always offer food when theyve shed i might wait till the next due feed and feed as normal them a skipped meal every now and again is not a bad idea really |
| viraleye |
Posted - 26/05/2012 : 23:16:50
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Originally posted by Okeetee Mick
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Originally posted by viraleye
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Originally posted by Okeetee Mick
Weekly from fuzzies onwards and miss every 4 feed keep mine in shape.
I have never heard of anyone missing feeds to keep them in shape??
And your point is??
It was a question as i have never heard/read of anyone doing this. |
| Okeetee Mick |
Posted - 26/05/2012 : 23:13:19
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Originally posted by viraleye
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Originally posted by Okeetee Mick
Weekly from fuzzies onwards and miss every 4 feed keep mine in shape.
I have never heard of anyone missing feeds to keep them in shape??
And your point is?? |
| viraleye |
Posted - 26/05/2012 : 21:28:01
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Originally posted by Okeetee Mick
Weekly from fuzzies onwards and miss every 4 feed keep mine in shape.
I have never heard of anyone missing feeds to keep them in shape?? |
| smart bunny |
Posted - 26/05/2012 : 21:27:29
Lol - and you posted whilst I was looking things up Mick!! |
| smart bunny |
Posted - 26/05/2012 : 21:26:37
With Corno I have only gone by the feeding guide given to me by Okeetee Mick, which is pinks every 6 days then double pinks every 7 and fuzzies every 7. I know a lot of people say pinks every 5-6 days, and when I got Ember she was so long and yet so skinny compared with Corno (not necessarily underweight, but Corno is definitely shorter and thicker in comparison - both are still loaf shaped lol!) that I've been feeding her every 5 days. A single pink still leaves a noticeable bump despite her being 5 1/2 months now and a regular good feeder. Corno at the same age had gone up to fuzzies. |
| Okeetee Mick |
Posted - 26/05/2012 : 21:23:35
Weekly from fuzzies onwards and miss every 4th feed keep mine in shape. |
| paulie78 |
Posted - 26/05/2012 : 21:04:15
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Originally posted by ScalySituation
as far as i remember i've always had sonny on weeklys, was this wrong of me?
No not at all mate but the reptile shop told me when i bought eddie to feed every 5 days then as he got bigger decrease the frequncy of meals till he was eating only once every week to ten days but they didnt say at what point i should change i know some people swap earlier than others i think ill swap eve and barl over to weekly feeds they are growing well i just wondered at what point everyone else changed their frequency lol |
| viraleye |
Posted - 26/05/2012 : 18:34:06
I've always had Cyrus on weekly from the day i got him. |
| ScalySituation |
Posted - 26/05/2012 : 18:26:38
as far as i remember i've always had sonny on weeklys, was this wrong of me? |
| paulie78 |
Posted - 26/05/2012 : 17:54:40
A few people told me they swap to weekly feeds once the snakes on fuzzies others say small mice Barl and Eve are certainly not small for their age ive had them from about a month old and theyve been fed every 5 days since both are great feeders |
| lupi lou |
Posted - 26/05/2012 : 17:51:42
i moved 8 on to weekly feeds once he started on double pinks, he is now nearly ready for smalls, i paln on doing the same with jinx once he's ready for double pinks |
