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 Posted - 26/10/2008 : 00:00:33
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| Coincidently after what Daman posted, I fed my three adults an extra large mouse today for the first time. In the past when I've moved up a size the first time takes them about 20 mins to get the bulky part down but the next week its back to a couple minutes max. Today two of them struggled and it took them ages, plus I could hear the mice bones breaking inside them - yuk! Anyway, they managed but I was wondering if feeding them this size from now on would be damaging in any was eg exhausting for them, stretching skin too much etc... I'm of the opinion that if it fits then its fine - am I wrong? They could go back to large mice but they need them every 4 days but this XL should do once a week. |
Anery Motley F: Callisto
Snow M: Europa
Carolina Reverse Okeetee F: Io
Anery Motley F: Kinky
Snow F: Maite
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The Corn Snake Admin
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Posted - 26/10/2008 : 07:11:19
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| I would say that its fine, if they've eaten them and kept them down. Also, you may want to stretch them to 10-14 days rather than weekly. |
 
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matty18714
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Posted - 26/10/2008 : 09:12:37
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| When my royal eats i can often hear crunching of the rat so im sure its fine. My corn is on two large mice every 14 days so i sugguest you feed them once every 10-11 days. |
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Posted - 26/10/2008 : 09:54:06
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| cheers! |
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Posted - 26/10/2008 : 13:52:52
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| been almost 24hrs nw and Nia hasnt regurged any of her 1st fuzzy :D so things are looking good :D |
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Posted - 26/10/2008 : 15:03:47
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| For my 2 adults i usually feed them roughly every two weeks as when i was feeding them weekly, they were showing signs of putting on weight. |
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gingerpony
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Posted - 26/10/2008 : 18:00:51
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might be worth giving Nia an extra day to digest her meal before handling her again 
my adult female i feed weekly but my adult male is fed fortnightly. |
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Posted - 26/10/2008 : 19:31:44
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| yea im going to leave her 2 or 3 days, shes out from under her hide know but just lazing around the viv in a corner atm, give it until monday night, or more than likly tuesday before i handle her :( |
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gingerpony
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Posted - 26/10/2008 : 19:47:01
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that's the beauty of having more than one snake and feeding them on different days............ always got a snake to play with  |
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Kazerella
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Posted - 27/10/2008 : 11:33:39
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I thought female adults still needed feeding weekly throughout their lives, but males were ok on a fortnightly feed?
Something to do with females needing more fat (same in humans apparently) |
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Posted - 27/10/2008 : 18:17:36
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Thats what i tell guys when they ask "whats up with women and chocolate?"  |
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gingerpony
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Posted - 27/10/2008 : 20:22:47
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Originally posted by Kazerella
I thought female adults still needed feeding weekly throughout their lives, but males were ok on a fortnightly feed?
Something to do with females needing more fat (same in humans apparently)
that's what i do (is that what i said above?? if not it's what i meant )
if they're getting too fat xalia i'd give them smaller meals weekly. |
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Kazerella
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Posted - 28/10/2008 : 13:27:51
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alright Gp- you did say that- I wasn't paying attention in class again!
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Posted - 28/10/2008 : 14:46:17
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I think the standard opinion is 1 prey item roughly the same size as the widest part of the snake every 7 days for adults, 5 days for hatchlings. That said everyone has the own ways of doing things. Half the fun of keeping snakes is learning.
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dazb
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Posted - 28/10/2008 : 15:27:39
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| ive just moved to feeding 1 medium mouse every 10 days and chester is 14 months. done this to see if i can get him to be more active. |
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gingerpony
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Posted - 28/10/2008 : 20:29:07
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the god that is Kathy Love says:
'thou shalt feed thy adult male cornsnake a suitably sized meal fortnightly'
or something like that anyway
they do less = they need less food is my thinking |
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Kazerella
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Posted - 29/10/2008 : 13:06:45
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| Saying that though, Matty feeds his female fortnightly and it's about 80 years old or something, so it can't hurt whatever you decide |
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matty18714
The Count of Corniness
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Posted - 29/10/2008 : 13:13:21
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| Shes 13 and on two adults a fornight never been bred so im sure its enough food. |
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