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cvondetten
Snake Mite
Thailand
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 Posted - 24/08/2012 : 07:24:35
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Just curious, can a snake about a month old eat more than one pinky at a time? I feed mine every 3 days ie monday then thursday. She strike feeds even though shes a mounth old and has a good appetite. Should i give her more than one a time?
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Georgina
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
2382 Posts |
Posted - 24/08/2012 : 08:10:41
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| If she's only a month old one is fine if it is still leaving a bump. Pinkies should be fed every 5 days to reduce the risk of power feeding x |
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)
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Okeetee Mick
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
2308 Posts |
Posted - 24/08/2012 : 09:50:38
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| Feeding every three days is power feeding, as Georgina says every five days is all they require. |
0.1.0 Okeetee (Sookie) 0.1.0 Powder (Luna) 0.1.0 Bloodred (Arlene) 0.1.0 Caramel Stripe (Tara)
0.1.0 Ghost (Crystal) 0.1.0 Caramel (Jessica) 0.1.0 Lavender Stripe (Portia) 1.0.0 Platinum (Godric)
0.1.0 Thayers King (Lettie Mae) 0.1.0 Albino Blairs King (Lorena) 0.1.0 Russian Ratsnakes (Pam)
0.1.0 Korean Ratsnake (Katerina) 1.0.0 Russian Ratsnake (Lafayette)
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Jono2411
Yearling
United Kingdom
639 Posts |
Posted - 24/08/2012 : 10:29:17
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She is gorgeous, but as already said, every 3 days is too often, power feeding can cause problems such as uneven growth (the head doesn't grow as quick as the body) so I'd cut down to feeding every 5 days, this will also give you more time to handle her (as you shouldn't handle until 48hours after they have eaten... )
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Bluezombie
Snake Mite
4 Posts |
Posted - 24/08/2012 : 18:02:53
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| It is suggested to feed your snake every 5 to 7 days. I personally feed mine every 6 days :-) |
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Lozzy
Sub Adult
United Kingdom
1556 Posts |
Posted - 24/08/2012 : 18:05:43
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As above change the feeding to every 5 days and the general rule is the prey should leave a bump in the snake and be no bigger than 1 and half times the widest part on the snake  |
0.1 CB10 Snow Cornsnake - Galaxy ~(Currently MIA)
1.0 CB11 Ultramel Anery Consnake -Orion
0.1 CB11 Lavender Cornsnake - Star
0.1 Leopard Gecko-Simo
1.1 Jack Russell-T.J and Harley (Minature)
1.1 Cats-Rascal and Dizzee
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cvondetten
Snake Mite
Thailand
12 Posts |
Posted - 26/08/2012 : 06:26:34
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Power feeding huh, never heard of that before, and the whole feeding every 3 days was advice from the pet store i got her from. Ok ill move her feeding to every 5 days. Her last feeding was last night and she managed to escape after she ate.
SHe kept the feed down but im worried since she got into the bin and might have gotten a little squished when i opened the top to look for her by the bit inside that moves. Would she vomit her food if she was?
Im gonna keep an eye on her for a couple days now, if she doesnt throw up then i suppose shes fine.
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cvondetten
Snake Mite
Thailand
12 Posts |
Posted - 26/08/2012 : 07:42:50
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Really im more worried from the fall she took when she escaped to get to the bin, about 4 ft i reckon, and the fact she had just eaten.
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Isoldael
Yearling
Netherlands
999 Posts |
Posted - 26/08/2012 : 11:38:53
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| Just look for any abnormalities in her behavior. If she doesn't regurgitate her food, acts weird or has other issues (such as weird feces) I wouldn't worry too much. |
1.0 anery stripe (Nash)
1.0 hypo pewter (Loki)
1.0 bloodred het amel, charcoal, hypo, stripe 50% phet anery, lavender (Kasumi)
0.1 grey background normal het amel (Saphira)
0.1 tessera het amel, anery, stripe (Lilith)
0.1 amel (Aurora)
0.1 hypo bloodred het anery, charcoal, stripe 50% phet amel, lavender (Mara)
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How often is too much?
