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Ailsa
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United Kingdom
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 Posted - 20/04/2011 : 11:23:17
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Sorry for all these questions.
When dakota is ready to move up to 2 pinkies per feed should there be time in between giving them or can I feed the 2 at the same time?  |
  
Dakota ~ Bloodred Corn ~ Amber & Chloe ~ Cats
Mind is changing on snakes I want now lol so am researching these to find out what would be best - Milk Snakes and Dwarf Boa possibly - Crawl Cay, Sonoran, Tarahumara or Vera Cruz and poss a Hoggie, African House and Rat snake. Also Trinket Snakes. |
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gingerpony
Queen Bee
United Kingdom
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Posted - 20/04/2011 : 11:33:54
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you can either wait for her to finish the 1st one or follow on (place the head of the 2nd food item in the snake's mouth as it's just swallowing the 1st one)
i'd recommend the first option in this instance but the 2nd method is useful in the right circumstances eg. when moving a snake from mice onto rats, offer a mouse first then follow on with a rat |
cornsnakes, ratsnakes, bullsnakes, boas and day geckos
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Ailsa
Banned
United Kingdom
804 Posts |
Posted - 20/04/2011 : 11:37:59
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| thank you for that, am keeping notes on what to do to keep myself right so i will write this down |
Dakota ~ Bloodred Corn ~ Amber & Chloe ~ Cats
Mind is changing on snakes I want now lol so am researching these to find out what would be best - Milk Snakes and Dwarf Boa possibly - Crawl Cay, Sonoran, Tarahumara or Vera Cruz and poss a Hoggie, African House and Rat snake. Also Trinket Snakes. |
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Danny919
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
30 Posts |
Posted - 20/04/2011 : 13:45:52
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| With you asking this question it got me thinking. The pet shop i bought my snake from told me that the feeding routine for the snake i bought was every sunday and wednesday on a nyt time, is it best feeding him like that or 2 pinkies at once like you? Or does it depend on the snake? |
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Mort13
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
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Posted - 20/04/2011 : 13:46:05
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Don't apologise for asking questions,its the best way to learn. 
With mine I did as gingerpony said. I just waited for the first food item to get down to about halfway and then offered another. |
      
3.1.0 Corn snakes, 1.0.0 T-Albino Cape House Snake, 0.1.0 Western Hognose,
1.0.0 MBK, 0.1.0 Childrens Python, 1.0.0 Nicaraguan Dwarf Boas
0.0.1 Occelated Skink, 1.0.0 Leopard Gecko, 1.0.3 Tarantulas, 0.0.2 Damon diadema
1.0.0 C0ckatiel,
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Account Deactivated
United Kingdom
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Posted - 20/04/2011 : 13:54:51
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quote:
Originally posted by Danny919
With you asking this question it got me thinking. The pet shop i bought my snake from told me that the feeding routine for the snake i bought was every sunday and wednesday on a nyt time, is it best feeding him like that or 2 pinkies at once like you? Or does it depend on the snake?
Sunday and wednesday feeding is a bit close together. You could just give one pinky every 5 days. If that pinky isn't leaving much of a bump then you could go for 2 pinkies every 7 days. |
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Danny919
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
30 Posts |
Posted - 20/04/2011 : 14:12:27
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| Thank you 4 ur reply. Much appriciated |
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Only1Nitro
Hatchling
United Kingdom
160 Posts |
Posted - 21/04/2011 : 23:18:12
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| i remember being told by my pet shop 1 pinkie every 7 days, seems everyone has their way |
Male Charcoal = Sterling
Female Carolina = Fofo
Female Butter = Amarelo
12 Eggs
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