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emi-cc
Snake Mite

United Kingdom
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Posted - 04/09/2011 :  15:35:09  Show Profile  Reply with Quote



Hi guys, hope ur all well on here?

Just have a question, my Nagini shed again on tuesday, thats twice in the last month, she is getting huge!!

I normally feed her 1 small mouse every sunday, but last week she was in blue and didn't want her feed , then she shed tuesday so i gave her a little bath then offered her a mouse and she had it, i thought i would try and feed her again today as it is sunday and wanted to get her back into her normal routine...

so i fed her around 12-ish, she gobbled it and I have never seen her so hungry, so i gave her another mouse, and she gobbled that straight down too.... i'm thinking that maybe i need to give her 2 mice a week now? cos she definately wanted them both!!!

Help please

EMI ;)

Mamma
Fully Grown Corn

United Kingdom
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Posted - 04/09/2011 :  18:10:30  Show Profile  Visit Mamma's Homepage  Reply with Quote
how old is she? if shes gobbling 2 small mouse it may be time to put her onto a medium mouse?



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garrie
Sub Adult

United Kingdom
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Posted - 04/09/2011 :  18:31:00  Show Profile  Visit garrie's Homepage  Reply with Quote
I agree with Mamma...remember the "up to a maximum of 1&1/2 width of the widest part of the snake" rule too - if you can't really see a bulge then it'll be time to go up



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emi-cc
Snake Mite

United Kingdom
44 Posts

Posted - 04/09/2011 :  20:12:12  Show Profile  Reply with Quote

Ooohhhhhhh...

She is 2, yep i definately see a bulge in her tum when she feeds; i see the mouse travel the whole way along, bloody big bulge too today!!

yeah i feed her small mice, dunno what to do for the best???

but thankyou for the advice mamma and garrie

i'd hate to think she was hungry and i wasn't feeding her enough!

EMI ;)
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garrie
Sub Adult

United Kingdom
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Posted - 04/09/2011 :  21:44:09  Show Profile  Visit garrie's Homepage  Reply with Quote
Taking into account that they are opportunist eaters and if your Nagini looks good and healthy - http://www.thecornsnake.co.uk/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=11891 - (entire thread thread worth a read but sta~ple's image half way down is great), then all should be fine...your certainly not going to be starving her..if she does keep eating 2 a week then it might be worth trying the next size up (she could have just been especially hungry after shedding)



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emi-cc
Snake Mite

United Kingdom
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Posted - 05/09/2011 :  15:49:30  Show Profile  Reply with Quote

that thread wos pucka and really helped and made me feel better!

and i laughed, fat snakes are cuties

but Nagini is not fat at all, she is just right, and i agree with you garrie, i fink she wos just proper hungry after her shed!!! but i will defo watch her weight lol

EMI ;)
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