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Mags53
Egg
United Kingdom
80 Posts |
 Posted - 11/11/2012 : 14:31:07
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I tell you what, I have had pet dogs and cats for over 40 years, have raised 3 children and have 6 grandchildren and nothing, absolutely nothing has ever been as frightening as watching Kitty struggle to eat her first Fluffy  . She was hungry, so when I dropped it in she was straight onto it, even as I looked and thought "Oh, NO, it's massive!!!" I ran to get 2 pinkies out to quickly defrost then saw that she'd got it half way down. I'm thinking "her jaw will NEVER go back"; then "her skins going to pop" THEN she got it down and now she's sleeping it off and I'm checking in case it comes back-up!!  Mind, she's been on 2 x pinkies and they haven't been causing a bump!! How stressed am I? |
Mags
0.1.0 Kitty (CB12 Charcoal)- MIA since July, still hoping
0.1.0 Fizz (CB12 Carolina)
1.0.0 Sid (CB14 Miami)
1.0.0 Darcy (Gordon Setter)
1.0.0 Callan (Irish Setter)
3.0.0 Jess, Jagger & Tigger (Cats) |
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kellymidd
Egg
United Kingdom
87 Posts |
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Razee
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
2525 Posts |
Posted - 11/11/2012 : 15:31:33
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Scary, isn't it? I'm still like that with mine, even after going through all the sizes. It's when they appear to be stuck half way through, when I panic |
0.1.0 late CB10 Carolina corn snake - Bazilishka
1.0.0 CB11 Abbots Okeetee- Little Twiddler
1.0.0 CB11 Hypo corn- Sebastianek
1.0.0. CB14 Butter Motley - Squidwood
0.0.2 CB18 normal/ Okeetee yearlings Bunny and Lalalishka
0.0.1 hognose
0.1.0 stable cat
0.1.0 house cat |
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Mags53
Egg
United Kingdom
80 Posts |
Posted - 11/11/2012 : 15:55:58
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| Yes, Razee, at one point she was there with the back feet and tail sticking out of her mouth with a big bulge in her throat and I'm thinking "How do get a snake to Drop-it?" , no probs with the dogs! My problem is that she's the same width as the pinkies but the fuzzis/fluffys look twice as wide as her!! |
Mags
0.1.0 Kitty (CB12 Charcoal)- MIA since July, still hoping
0.1.0 Fizz (CB12 Carolina)
1.0.0 Sid (CB14 Miami)
1.0.0 Darcy (Gordon Setter)
1.0.0 Callan (Irish Setter)
3.0.0 Jess, Jagger & Tigger (Cats) |
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herriotfan
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
5853 Posts |
Posted - 11/11/2012 : 16:54:01
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| I so understand what you mean. I worry about my animals far more than I did my children. Not sure if that makes me a 'bad' mother......oh well they grew up ok!!! |
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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scottishbluebird
it is all my fault
United Kingdom
8403 Posts |
Posted - 11/11/2012 : 17:03:32
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| lol the way that was written is really funny, but i did worry too going up a size |
     
0.1.0 Corn - Kellogs
1.0.0 Hognose - Storm
0.1.0 Staffy - Lyla
1.0.0 Spaffy(staffy x springer)-Spyro
1.0.0 Ferret - Peanut R.I.P
0.1.0 Crestie - Fudge. Wish List - Pygmy hedgehog. Tropiocolotes |
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lupi lou
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
3670 Posts |
Posted - 11/11/2012 : 17:03:56
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| moving up asize is a daunting thing, well for us anyway! I've had that 'oh he's never going to eat that, what was i thinking' moment every time i've moved the boys up a size! when 8 first moved to smalls i thought he was going to pop then i was expecting a regurge, he wasnt bothered in the slightest. |
 
1.0.1 Corns
0.1.0 Dog: springer
1.0.0 Horse
0.4.0 Gerbils
2.2.0 Leopard gecko
0.2.0 Cave gecko |
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Dancross0
Sub Adult
United Kingdom
1315 Posts |
Posted - 11/11/2012 : 17:40:01
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You would be surprised what they can manage. Sirae ate a jumbo mouse the other day (sold as large, bonus!); she weighs 197 grams, and the mouse weighed 37 grams.
Apart from an extra day of digesting, there were no problems. And I've got larges now... |
Aguna CB11 Anery - Typhon CB12 Amber - Plissken CB08 Carolina - Iara CB11 Caramel
Indra CB12 Lavender (?) - Evren CB12 Carolina (?) - Ophis CB11 Hypo Lavender - Sirae CB11 Ghost Motley
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Mags53
Egg
United Kingdom
80 Posts |
Posted - 11/11/2012 : 17:59:05
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| Thanks everyone - feeling less anxious now!! It just took her so long to manage to get at it - she lunged and tried sideways, then head-first twice but just couldn't seem to get started! Now have to bin 2 pinkies - !! |
Mags
0.1.0 Kitty (CB12 Charcoal)- MIA since July, still hoping
0.1.0 Fizz (CB12 Carolina)
1.0.0 Sid (CB14 Miami)
1.0.0 Darcy (Gordon Setter)
1.0.0 Callan (Irish Setter)
3.0.0 Jess, Jagger & Tigger (Cats) |
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Moppet
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
3315 Posts |
Posted - 11/11/2012 : 19:12:48
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| It's always scary when they go up a size. I'm kind of excited about being able to put Aphro and Apollo up a size soon, but kind of nervous too. The snakes always seem completely unphased, it's just me that's worried. |
2.4.0 Corn snakes
1.0.0 horse
0.1.0 Golden retriever
1.4.0 Guinea pigs |
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Raycheroo
Hatchling
United Kingdom
102 Posts |
Posted - 11/11/2012 : 19:15:31
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Criminal Nails
Hatchling
Spain
275 Posts |
Posted - 12/11/2012 : 18:08:54
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| Oh my, I am sure this is how I will feel next Saturday when I'll give Discordia her first fluff... I'll skip the posting part and just come read this thread again :p Thanks about that! I see we're all quite alarmed with this big step. Good to know I'm not nuts. Or at least I am not alone. |
Criminal Nails .-
0.0.1 Ghost Corn (Discordia)
0.1.0 Vietnamese Blue Beauty (Furia) |
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Lozzy
Sub Adult
United Kingdom
1556 Posts |
Posted - 12/11/2012 : 18:21:54
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Another paranoid mummy over here too  Its always more scary for us than them! |
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
1.0 TB Horse-Mickey |
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