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ean632
Hatchling
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 11/11/2013 : 22:02:10
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A few photo's to show how easy Jake can take a large mouse. I don't know why I ever worried about moving up sizes
Jake is a CB 2012 and weighs 220grams
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extra code removed by Kellog. Sorry I couldn't sort out the 2nd pic, my computer knowledge is in the Stone Age 
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Edited by - Kellog on 12/11/2013 10:44:11 |
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scottishbluebird
it is all my fault
United Kingdom
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Posted - 12/11/2013 : 00:34:16
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| Well done! i think we all worried about going up a mouse 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
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Mort13
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
5599 Posts |
Posted - 12/11/2013 : 12:08:29
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Well done! he's a big boy isn't he  |
      
3.1.0 Corn snakes, 1.0.0 T-Albino Cape House Snake, 0.1.0 Western Hognose,
1.0.0 MBK, 0.1.0 Childrens Python, 1.0.0 Nicaraguan Dwarf Boas
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Vince_the_snake
Yearling
United Kingdom
553 Posts |
Posted - 12/11/2013 : 18:00:01
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| Glad he took a big feed :) |
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ean632
Hatchling
United Kingdom
142 Posts |
Posted - 12/11/2013 : 19:00:12
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| Cheers for the comments, next up will be a day old chick! thoughts? |
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smart bunny
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
5091 Posts |
Posted - 13/11/2013 : 09:55:29
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| At 220g I wouldn't have thought he'd be big enough for a DOC? The 'hips' are quite wide on them as I understand it. Would stick with mice personally (but lots of others mix the food up a bit so there's nothing wrong I don't think, just I prefer to stick with mice - especially having read the poo stories ;) ) |
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Kellog
the nice one
United Kingdom
7308 Posts |
Posted - 13/11/2013 : 12:28:48
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I feed my eldest corn day old chicks every other week, alternating with rats, because he is very thin and needs the extra nutrition. He is about 650g and, at times, it can seem like he's struggling with them. I certainly wouldn't offer them to anything smaller than him and there isn't really any need to. Corns are quite happy and will stay healthy on a feeding schedule of mice as long as it's done right. I'm guessing he's still young and growing so personally I think large mice once a week is fine until he gets older and heavier, when you can move the feeds to every 10/14 days.
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ean632
Hatchling
United Kingdom
142 Posts |
Posted - 13/11/2013 : 20:25:27
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| ok Mice only it is, thanks for the help and information. |
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ean632
Hatchling
United Kingdom
142 Posts |
Posted - 13/11/2013 : 21:37:58
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| My mistake Jake is 300 grams, I am still going to keep him on large mice. |
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Kellog
the nice one
United Kingdom
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Posted - 15/11/2013 : 08:35:29
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Good decision I think Ian . I know some people like to give something other than mice as 'treats' but they really aren't necessary. All the snake worries about is that it is being fed .
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ean632
Hatchling
United Kingdom
142 Posts |
Posted - 24/11/2013 : 14:35:46
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Originally posted by Kellog
Good decision I think Ian . I know some people like to give something other than mice as 'treats' but they really aren't necessary. All the snake worries about is that it is being fed .
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Agree mate snakes don't understand a treat, its just a meal to them. Once Jake is larger I will mix his diet up a touch but its mice for a while for him. Thanks again for the advice. |
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Razee
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
2525 Posts |
Posted - 24/11/2013 : 15:40:54
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If you need to upgrade when he grows bigger, you can always get him on XL / Jumbo mice... the size varies, anything from 26 g + , some are almost the same size as large mice, some are massive ( around 35 g ).
I feed Baz and Twid on XL one feed, and alternate with just a large on the next feed, every 10 - 14 days ( they're CB 10 and 11 ).
Jake looks quite big now, compared to the little hatchie in the signature picture :-) |
0.1.0 late CB10 Carolina corn snake - Bazilishka
1.0.0 CB11 Abbots Okeetee- Little Twiddler
1.0.0 CB11 Hypo corn- Sebastianek
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0.0.2 CB18 normal/ Okeetee yearlings Bunny and Lalalishka
0.0.1 hognose
0.1.0 stable cat
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lupi lou
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
3670 Posts |
Posted - 24/11/2013 : 16:19:42
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| He's looking good |
 
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Jake likes big food now
