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Keefy
Snake Mite

United Kingdom
16 Posts

Posted - 14/03/2012 :  19:42:46  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
We got Sherlock at the end of 2011. He then did a disappearing act for 2 months and was found a few weeks ago.
I guess he is now about 8 months old, and when we got him we were told he was on 1 furry a week.
After we recently found him he was offered food shortly afterwards and fed on 1 furry no problem.
He was fed again today, and having eaten 1 furry I offered him a second which he took straight down.
Should I be offering 3? If not, at what point should I offer the third? And finally, when do I make the step up to a bigger food? (mouse?)
Many thanks
Keefy

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Georgina
Fully Grown Corn

United Kingdom
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Posted - 14/03/2012 :  19:48:00  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
I would offer 2 until a small mouse is a max of 1.5 times the widest part of his body.

1.0 western hognose (hero)
1.0 phantom reverse pin dal brindle crested gecko (goyle)
0.2 red dal red harly (sprite) 99% full pin Harley crested gecko (TuLong)
0.0.3 miomantis paykullii
0.0.3 Bombina orientalis (oriental fire bellied toad)
0.3 fancy mice (snap, crackle and pop)
1.0 yorkshire terrier (jasper)
2.1 cats (echo, shadow and pokey)
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ScalySituation
Fully Grown Corn

United Kingdom
5292 Posts

Posted - 14/03/2012 :  19:49:03  Show Profile  Visit ScalySituation's Homepage  Click to see ScalySituation's MSN Messenger address  Reply with Quote
i personnaly think it'd be better to go to a small mouse (or a hopper if you can get them) rather than three fuzzies it just makes more sense than offering large numbers

1.0.0 Butter motley corn (Sheldon)
0.1.0 Caramel Corn (Maggie)
0.1.0 Caramel motley corn (Echo)
1.0.0 Cat (Angus)
1 mealworm colony
RIP Skye x
Sleep well Sonny, Mummy loves you xx
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Sta~ple
qeeun speler

United Kingdom
6129 Posts

Posted - 14/03/2012 :  20:02:25  Show Profile  Click to see Sta~ple's MSN Messenger address  Reply with Quote
There is no point offering 3 items of prey at all as 2 are more than the next size up so 3 is just overkill.



A very special super, duper thanks for K :3
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Mamma
Fully Grown Corn

United Kingdom
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Posted - 15/03/2012 :  10:34:40  Show Profile  Visit Mamma's Homepage  Reply with Quote
agreed. I would try the next feed size up xx



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