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Tatsie-j
Hatchling
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 24/06/2010 : 16:41:35
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im just wondering how long roughly will a snake happily live in a 2ft viv?? looking at turning a dvd unit i have into 2 2ft vivs but wondering how long they will last before i need 3ft vivs i know it varies from snake 2 snake but a rough idea would b great  |
Anery - Bailey
Amel- Coraline
Normal - Zebedee
Butter Motley - Kitrino
Cats - Danny & Jasper
Location : Lancing, West Sussex |
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DannyBrown91
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
3070 Posts |
Posted - 24/06/2010 : 16:47:48
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| It depends how deep the vivs are aswell as the snake is ready for a bigger home when the length of the snake is the same as the length+depth of the viv. |
0.0.1 Ghost Corn - Casper
0.0.1 Diffused Corn - Reggie
0.0.1 Amel Corn - Candy A.K.A Baby
1.0 Commom BCI - Rocky
0.1 Japanese Akita - Sasha
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Tatsie-j
Hatchling
United Kingdom
209 Posts |
Posted - 24/06/2010 : 16:49:52
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| it will b 1ft deepn 1ft high so looking at when they r 3ft so roughly what age is that? |
Anery - Bailey
Amel- Coraline
Normal - Zebedee
Butter Motley - Kitrino
Cats - Danny & Jasper
Location : Lancing, West Sussex |
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gmac
The Scottish Admin
United Kingdom
5319 Posts |
Posted - 24/06/2010 : 17:00:17
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| very roughly anywhere between 2 and 3 |
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DannyBrown91
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
3070 Posts |
Posted - 24/06/2010 : 17:00:24
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| Around 2 i think. |
0.0.1 Ghost Corn - Casper
0.0.1 Diffused Corn - Reggie
0.0.1 Amel Corn - Candy A.K.A Baby
1.0 Commom BCI - Rocky
0.1 Japanese Akita - Sasha
Location: Liverpool |
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Tatsie-j
Hatchling
United Kingdom
209 Posts |
Posted - 24/06/2010 : 17:06:57
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| thats ok then they are all roughly 1 so the vivs will last a yr or 2 yet think it might b worth doin then |
Anery - Bailey
Amel- Coraline
Normal - Zebedee
Butter Motley - Kitrino
Cats - Danny & Jasper
Location : Lancing, West Sussex |
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elament
Yearling
United Kingdom
942 Posts |
Posted - 24/06/2010 : 18:36:26
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| Colin is just over three foot and he is coming up for two in september |
1.1.0 Amel Corns Colin and Xena
1.0.0 Dog Talan
1.1.0 Cats Wotsit and Willow
1.0.0 Ferret Chaos
Location: Lowestoft Suffolk |
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luke1989
Hatchling
United Kingdom
173 Posts |
Posted - 24/06/2010 : 18:58:04
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some snakes grow bigger faster than others, and how much you feed them can decide their growth rate, mine is 2 in october and she was 4 foot 10 on her last shed. i used to have her weekley feeding on:
1 pinkie then
2 pinkies (when one went down quick)
1 fuzzie
2 fuzzies (same as above)
2 small mice
2 mediums
now she is on 1 large.
when ever she was eating the 2 with no problem and at good speed i went up a size, never had a regurge either.
i jusged it also by, if the mouse was about 1 and a half ish size her head then go for it :D |
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Kellog
the nice one
United Kingdom
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Posted - 28/06/2010 : 04:32:05
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Originally posted by luke1989
some snakes grow bigger faster than others, and how much you feed them can decide their growth rate, mine is 2 in october and she was 4 foot 10 on her last shed. i used to have her weekley feeding on:
1 pinkie then
2 pinkies (when one went down quick)
1 fuzzie
2 fuzzies (same as above)
2 small mice
2 mediums
now she is on 1 large.
when ever she was eating the 2 with no problem and at good speed i went up a size, never had a regurge either.
i jusged it also by, if the mouse was about 1 and a half ish size her head then go for it :D
I realise that this has worked for you Lee, but I would just like to point out that the size of the prey in relation to the snake's head doesnt actually make any difference as their jaws stretch so much. What is much more important is that the prey is not more that 1.5 times the width of the snake at its widest part.
But you are right in what you say about snakes growing at totally different rates and you can feed 2 hatchlings the same food and they can be different lengths and weights....so there is no definite way to calculate it.
Sounds as though you got the answer you needed though Natalie....and I hope you will keep us up-to-date on your DIY project!
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