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bluepoolshark |
Posted - 11/09/2012 : 16:32:51 Is there a rough sort of weight to move up from pinkies to the next size mouse? Would the next size be fuzzies?
Not got much of a clue when it comes to mice as my royal has always been on rats and is now on some fairly big ones too! |
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bluepoolshark |
Posted - 11/09/2012 : 17:00:33 quote: Originally posted by lupi lou
there is a guide on here that details weight: http://www.thecornsnake.co.uk/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=22619 i have a copy of it writen down and use that along side how visable the bump is after a feed to help me judge when to move up a size. If you are currently feeding a pinkie you can move up to double pinks before going on to fluffs, if you go by the rule of food item no more than 1 and 1/2 times the widest part of the snake you can't go wrong
Perfect, thanks!, saved that link for future ref |
Moppet |
Posted - 11/09/2012 : 16:59:12 As Lou said, go by girth as a general rule.
The progression of sizes tends to go something like this: Pinks -> Double pinks -> Fluffs/fuzzies -> Hoppers (if you can get them, if not double fluffs) -> Smalls -> Mediums -> Large -> Ex breeders/extra large/jumbo.
When I moved Apollo up to fluffs, I got a small fluff to start with, it might be worth trying to source a smaller fluff to try him with first. |
lupi lou |
Posted - 11/09/2012 : 16:46:59 there is a guide on here that details weight: http://www.thecornsnake.co.uk/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=22619 i have a copy of it writen down and use that along side how visable the bump is after a feed to help me judge when to move up a size. If you are currently feeding a pinkie you can move up to double pinks before going on to fluffs, if you go by the rule of food item no more than 1 and 1/2 times the widest part of the snake you can't go wrong |
bluepoolshark |
Posted - 11/09/2012 : 16:45:54 I'm on double pinks already :-) |
ScalySituation |
Posted - 11/09/2012 : 16:43:45 next size food double pinks :) |