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andria2013
Hatchling
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 21/04/2013 : 16:52:10
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these 2 are new I just got them off a friend about 2 weeks ago now. Im getting to grips with things but if you could give me some pointers I was going to tke them to vets to get them a check over so I know where I stand with everything .was wondrn about weight etc.
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Figs
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
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Posted - 21/04/2013 : 17:13:10
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Look ok weight-wise to me - maybe a little slim... or maybe I'm just used to chunks haha. If they are more triangle shaped in cross-section that arch-shaped, they could do with a couple more feeds
Is that a fair bit of stuck skin on no-name? A nice soak in a warm bath and a gentle slink through a towel to get rid of it will probably make him feel better  |
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andria2013
Hatchling
United Kingdom
219 Posts |
Posted - 21/04/2013 : 17:26:06
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yh he didnt shed well , (no name) has been in two of my friends houses in last 3years , and in the last year he is less than half the size he was before ,they were feeding him on rats once every 4 weeks . any suggestions . should I keep them on rats or move theyre feeds to weekly 2 week n micce
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ScalySituation
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
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Posted - 21/04/2013 : 17:58:17
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| I think mice would be better, a large every 10-14 days is what I think people feed their adults, but i've heard they can be hard to get back to mice after rats |
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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andria2013
Hatchling
United Kingdom
219 Posts |
Posted - 21/04/2013 : 18:01:35
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| I gave them mice other day to try them out, the mice went down fine, but just wondering what others thought . if i'd done the right thing getting them back onto mice . every 2 weeks |
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Mamma
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
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andria2013
Hatchling
United Kingdom
219 Posts |
Posted - 21/04/2013 : 19:06:15
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| thankyou , I will continue with giving them Large mice every 2 weeks. see how they get on . |
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andria2013
Hatchling
United Kingdom
219 Posts |
Posted - 21/04/2013 : 19:10:01
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He moved just as I toke the picture haha , no name is now no head |
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Kellog
the nice one
United Kingdom
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Posted - 22/04/2013 : 06:36:23
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I have replied to your other comments on the other thread Andrea, but just wanted to say how beautiful your snakes are, especially no-name . I do feel like Figs, they actually look a little thin, although that is hard to tell from a photo. Sounds bizarre, but if you were to cut them in half would the shape be round (over-weight), loaf-shaped (just right) or triangular (thin)? As I asked in my other post, do you know their weights?
Have you managed to get rid of the retained shed? If not then have a look at Shedding and dealing with shedding problems .
Hope that helps.
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andria2013
Hatchling
United Kingdom
219 Posts |
Posted - 22/04/2013 : 17:26:14
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thankhyou. yeh no-name is geting a bath tonite see if it helps . . and no I dont know how much they weight yet. I need to weigh them . but yes they are quite thin. they were on small, pup rats i spoke to sum1 about this , they said either put the size of the rats up abit more gradually and more , or try on micee regualarly
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andria2013
Hatchling
United Kingdom
219 Posts |
Posted - 22/04/2013 : 17:39:10
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Robin 
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andria2013
Hatchling
United Kingdom
219 Posts |
Posted - 22/04/2013 : 19:02:15
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ROBIN IS 6FT 2IN - 635g
NO-NAME IS 5FT 3IN - 362g |
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smart bunny
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
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Posted - 22/04/2013 : 20:13:00
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| Replied on your other thread - I think they are both a bit thin to be honest. I didn't realise you had already successfully fed them mice - if this is the case then I would definitely switch to large mice every 10-14 days rather than rats :) |
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andria2013
Hatchling
United Kingdom
219 Posts |
Posted - 22/04/2013 : 20:16:01
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yh thats wat I thought , but i got told I should keep them on rats and try gradually increase the size of rats
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Kellog
the nice one
United Kingdom
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Posted - 22/04/2013 : 20:17:10
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To me Robin is probably just about ok at that weight, as much as you can tell by a weight, but no-name is very thin! It is over a foot longer than Silvi, yet weighs around the same and I am trying to fatten Silvi up.
I am the same as Sta~ple's is in the other thread, confused about the situation. Can you try to explain it better, so we can try to help more. Have the snakes always been together? How long have YOU had them?
What is their vivarium set-up like - do they have a heatmat, controlled by a thermostat and monitored by a digital thermometer? You say in the other thread that the temp is 25oC, where is that? You need a temp of 27 - 29 oC in the warm end and 21 - 25oC in the cool end.
As for increasing the size of the rats, PLEASE don't listen to whoever told you that! The maximum rat a corn should be on is a rat pup, which is the equivalent of a large mouse. Have you fed them yourself yet? Do you feed them at the same time, in the viv?
I do hope you read the topic on Shedding before you bathed No-name, the temperature of the water is critical. Have you managed to remove the retained shed?
Also, did you read the information on keeping 2 snakes together? You need to be fully aware of what you have taken on and what you are doing. I know this seems a lot of information and a lot of questions, but it's all necessary for the welfare of your snakes and I'm sure you want what's best for them.
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andria2013
Hatchling
United Kingdom
219 Posts |
Posted - 22/04/2013 : 20:29:38
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| temp is 27 in warm end and 23 in cool end , there is heat mats and thermometer etc.. , , the snakes have always been together as far as I know, I have only had them 1 week . yes they are fed same time in the viv , I am buying a new viv soon just incase need to seperate them for any reason. |
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andria2013
Hatchling
United Kingdom
219 Posts |
Posted - 22/04/2013 : 20:31:11
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| yes I did the topic on shedding . and he will be bathed later today , |
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smart bunny
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
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Posted - 22/04/2013 : 20:32:28
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| Ah... I did not realise they were housed together, I thought you already had no-name then got Robin recently. I would separate them asap - no-name is far too thin to risk getting gravid (pregnant) at the moment - if she did it could kill her. Please get them separated asap. Also they should never be fed together in the same viv - if kept together they should be fed in separate enclosures so they don't get hold of the same mouse and you end up with 1 very fat snake... |
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andria2013
Hatchling
United Kingdom
219 Posts |
Posted - 22/04/2013 : 20:32:43
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| I fed them the other day large mice , seems to be fine . |
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andria2013
Hatchling
United Kingdom
219 Posts |
Posted - 22/04/2013 : 20:34:21
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andria2013
Hatchling
United Kingdom
219 Posts |
Posted - 22/04/2013 : 20:35:13
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okI will feed them outside of the viv from now on . thankyou for your comments
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