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meggi
Hatchling

United Kingdom
321 Posts

Posted - 04/04/2011 :  20:45:31  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Heelo evrybody!

Tobasco is now just 2 and weighs 350 grams. He has one medium mouse every six days. is this enough?? please don`t shout at me if im doing it really bad!! i find this side of looking after toby hard. thank you everybody x

lotabob
Fully Grown Corn

United Kingdom
4334 Posts

Posted - 04/04/2011 :  20:51:57  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Providing the mouse at its thickest point is around (but no more than) 1.5 times the thickness of the snake at its thickest point then your OK. Ideally a good sized meal will leave a noticeable bump but not have the snake stretched out.

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paulc
Snake Mite

14 Posts

Posted - 04/04/2011 :  20:53:55  Show Profile  Click to see paulc's MSN Messenger address  Reply with Quote
quote:
Originally posted by lotabob

Providing the mouse at its thickest point is around (but no more than) 1.5 times the thickness of the snake at its thickest point then your OK. Ideally a good sized meal will leave a noticeable bump but not have the snake stretched out.


spot on :)

corns, kings, milks, blood pythons, royal pythons, bredles pythons, rosey boas, hoggies.
forgot how many years ago
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herriotfan
Fully Grown Corn

United Kingdom
5853 Posts

Posted - 05/04/2011 :  09:53:51  Show Profile  Click to see herriotfan's MSN Messenger address  Reply with Quote
Nobody will grumble at you on here, we try to help each other!


Husband....Very Understanding!!! (Phil)
Son & Daughter (Kevin & Carol)
Granddaughter (Eva)
3.4.0 Cornsnakes Amel (Sidney) Caramel Stripe (Sultan) Amber (Cleo) Carolina (Phoebe) Anery Motley Stripe (Penny) Snow (Lily) Caramel (Holmes)
1.2.0 Royal Pythons(Peeps, Pandora & Pepsi)
1.0.0 Hognose (Hudson)
2.1.0 Dogs (Dillon, Alfie, Ellie)
0.1.0 Senegal Parrot (Peanut)
1.1.0 Bearded Dragons (Bonnie & Clyde)
1.0.0 Crested Geckos (Echo)
0.2.1 Hermanns Tortoises (Ebbie, Rosie & Twiglet)
0.1.0 Guinea Pig (Dolly-Pipsqueak)
0.1.9 Tarantulas (Poppy, Gypsy, Bumble, Insey Winsey, Sonic, Cookie, Raven, Fudge, Titch & Sox)
??? Foster animals
Location: Near Saffron Walden, Essex
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Newbie
Yearling

950 Posts

Posted - 05/04/2011 :  11:08:02  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Don't worry, I find determining food size an issue to, and everyone on here helped me loads!



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