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Mnementh
Yearling
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 25/07/2009 : 11:51:28
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| That fuzzy in the first pic is huge , the fuzzies I get are about twice the size of a pinky , with way less hair than that pic shows . The pic further on by hillzi I believe looks like a better comparison for pinky to fuzzy . |
One last jump , that's all we have to take Holth .
Wearily the old queen gathered heself to spring ;
Moreta gratefully began her litany .
Black , blacker , blackest -
They went between . |
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hillzi
The Lost boy.
United Kingdom
3984 Posts |
Posted - 07/08/2009 : 22:49:44
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well this seems appropiate;
what is this mouse?
thats the thing I picked out of the fuzzie pot. |
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devilsmistress
Yearling
United Kingdom
829 Posts |
Posted - 08/08/2009 : 00:04:32
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| Looks like a fuzzy to me |
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lee2308
The Corn Snake Moderator
United Kingdom
3348 Posts |
Posted - 08/08/2009 : 00:49:11
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hillzi
The Lost boy.
United Kingdom
3984 Posts |
Posted - 08/08/2009 : 09:16:37
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Hmm.. I though fuzzy's were smaller than that. Mustv'e bagged a biggun
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Kehhlyr
ǝʞɐɔ sǝʌoן
United Kingdom
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Posted - 13/01/2010 : 01:21:06
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| bumped for usefulness |
-=Kehhlyr - The Resident Loon
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devilsmistress
Yearling
United Kingdom
829 Posts |
Posted - 13/01/2010 : 01:36:55
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| Can this not be made a sticky?? It is a usefull bit of info! |
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Kellog
the nice one
United Kingdom
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Posted - 13/01/2010 : 01:58:23
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Put togther this mouse feeding guide to use whenever subject comes up, have just saved it and copy/paste. Had already included canberraexotics link but not Hillzi's mouse size guide.
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+)
A better Guide to actual mice size/age:
(Hillzi's chart)
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'.
Remember that snakes are opportunistic feeders...in the wild they will never know when or where they are getting their next meal and they are the same in captivity, so given the chance they will overfeed and it is up to us to make sure this doesnt happen, no matter how hungry they may look!
Hope this is helpful.
(for some reason Hillzi's chart doesnt appear when I have copied it from word document, any suggestions how I can make it appear??). Is all info given correct?
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Kehhlyr
ǝʞɐɔ sǝʌoן
United Kingdom
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Posted - 13/01/2010 : 02:17:37
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| If you send me the file, I'll have a looky at it. |
-=Kehhlyr - The Resident Loon
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Mouse size guide
