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meggi Posted - 23/12/2009 : 15:04:09
hi all , i am thinking of moving toby onto hoppers as he is getting along with fuzzies quite happily but could do with moving up. Could someone please send me a piccy of a hopper so i can see how big they are.

tar megxx
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Blackecho Posted - 31/12/2009 : 12:04:52
Don't forget Crawlers
meggi Posted - 31/12/2009 : 11:48:22
ok. thanks guys.

megxx
gingerpony Posted - 25/12/2009 : 21:48:11
many places will just grade them on weight anyway and personally i've never seen hoppers offered anywhere...it's basically pinkies, fuzzies, small, medium/regular, large or XL/jumbo/ex-breeder mice

if you're buying from a shop you can usually ask them to pick out the biggest pinkies, or smallest fuzzies or whatever, or if you bulk buy you'll probably get a mixture and you can re-grade them yourself
eeji Posted - 24/12/2009 : 12:25:12
hopper = mouse that has just opened its eyes, so a bit bigger than a fuzzy but a bit smaller than a small mouse (depending where you buy from)
Kellog Posted - 24/12/2009 : 04:39:30
Think names of mice are very confusing, especially as they differ so much in size and between shops. Hope this is helpful.

Mouse feeding guide:

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/Hoppers (9-12g) every 6-7 days (Snake = 51-90g)
Small Adult/Weaned (14-20g) every 7 days (Snake = 91-170g)
Adult (20-30g) every 7-x days (Snake = 170+)

To give you an idea of what they look like - http://www.canberraexotics.com.au/admin/photos/frozen%20mouse%20chart.jpg

The guide for feeding is 1.5 times the width of the snake, thats a maximum size.

You can work out if your snake needs to move up in size when there is no longer a bump once they have eated their 'dinner'.

xxx
meggi Posted - 23/12/2009 : 15:55:15
dunno. i though it went:

pinkies,
small fuzzies ,
fuzzies,
large fuzzies ,
hoppers,
small mice.

o well... hopefully i`ll find out.


Gaz_1989 Posted - 23/12/2009 : 15:20:26
I thought Hopper and Fuzzy was the same thing?

Maybe im wrong, lol.

I thought after small and large fuzzys it was on to small mice?

Gaz

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