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meggi Posted - 28/10/2009 : 21:26:58
have now got some new photos of Toby to help with his sizing. Hope they are ok. Do you all think extra food may stop his aggression at feeding times, would you recomend 2 fuzzies once a week or 1 every 3/4 days.

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HannahB Posted - 29/10/2009 : 11:02:46
definately try him with two and id follow the pattern gp suggested with feeding, leaving for 7, feeding, leaving for 6 and then feeding and leaving for 5, it works really well at getting them used to a bigger meal over time
or you could alternate between 2 one feeding and 1 the next
meggi Posted - 29/10/2009 : 10:23:20
hi , thanks for all you`re advice , starting on Sunday (slight change in feeding day) we will give him 2 fuzzies. O! and Chimp 276 the last pic weren`t were the mouse was , just the very thickest part of his body!!
Kellog Posted - 29/10/2009 : 03:46:32
Is there also a way to work out how much weight of mouse you should be feeding a snake by the weight of the snake? Kellog is 700g and I think he is wanting more...not much of a bump and doesnt settle straight after feeding. Know there is a way to do it according to width of snake but wondered if there was anything more accurate once they got to his size. He is fed every 10 days.

xxx
eeji Posted - 28/10/2009 : 22:35:01
he'll easily take 2 fuzzys or a hopper
Chimp276 Posted - 28/10/2009 : 22:23:32
Leave it 7 days between feeds, it will be fine! Cnt really see the bump in the last pic, mayb u shud b feeding something slightly bigger!!
gingerpony Posted - 28/10/2009 : 21:50:19
if you've just moved him up to 2 fuzzies per feed leave 7 days, then after the next 2 fuzzy feed leave him 6 days then after the next feed go down to a 5 day interval

with a full tummy he'll hopefully be a happier snake
n/a Posted - 28/10/2009 : 21:35:35
You shouldn't feed them every 3-4 days, as they will still be digesting the previous meal. There is a feeding guide here, taken from a previous thread- which goes on weight.

1 Pinkie (2-3g) every 5-6 days (Snake = 4-15g)
2 Pinkies (3-4g) every 5-6 days (Snake = 16-23g)
Small Fuzzy (5-7g) every 6-7 days (Snake = 24-30g)
Fuzzy (7-9g) every 6-7 days (Snake = 30-50g)
Fluff (9-12g) every 6-7 days (Snake = 51-90g)
Small Adult (14-20g) every 7 days (Snake = 91-170g)
Adult (20-30g) every 7-x days (Snake = 170+

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