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inkiepixie
Hatchling
United Kingdom
445 Posts |
 Posted - 01/05/2009 : 19:30:20
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Bella is having her first feed right now. We were told she was on fuzzies so we've given her one but she seems to be taking her time about it - almost half an hour so far. She's constricting so much her fuzzy burst and there is now fuzz-goo over her tank *sigh* Is this normal or should we reduce her to pinkies? Will she stop if it's too big or just keep trying until she injures herself?
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0.0.1 classic: Bellatrix
0.1.0 anery (het amel): Luna
1.0.0 hypo lavender (het amel ph stripe): Orion
1.1.0 kittycats: George and Pixie
1.0.0 hound: Shadow
1.0.0 husband: Louis
Location: Nottingham
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inkiepixie
Hatchling
United Kingdom
445 Posts |
Posted - 01/05/2009 : 20:28:51
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| Well she's eaten it... She looks a bit plump and surprised but it's in. I think we'll get some pinkies because that was quite distressing! |
0.0.1 classic: Bellatrix
0.1.0 anery (het amel): Luna
1.0.0 hypo lavender (het amel ph stripe): Orion
1.1.0 kittycats: George and Pixie
1.0.0 hound: Shadow
1.0.0 husband: Louis
Location: Nottingham
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inkiepixie
Hatchling
United Kingdom
445 Posts |
Posted - 01/05/2009 : 20:42:09
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| Crap. she's regurgitating it. OK, is this going to cause her harm? What should we do?? |
0.0.1 classic: Bellatrix
0.1.0 anery (het amel): Luna
1.0.0 hypo lavender (het amel ph stripe): Orion
1.1.0 kittycats: George and Pixie
1.0.0 hound: Shadow
1.0.0 husband: Louis
Location: Nottingham
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Spedz
Hatchling
United Kingdom
242 Posts |
Posted - 01/05/2009 : 20:44:53
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Is it 1/1.5x her widest part?
Mine occasionally has trouble getting it down, due to legs getting in the way etc; but I've never had a regurge.. So I can't really say.
How long did you leave her till you fed her? If you just got her, amongst other things.. Stress can sometimes lead to a regurge..
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1.1.0 Corn Snake - 'Jasper' & 'Storm'
0.0.1 Curly Hair Tarantula - 'Fluffy'
1.0.0 Border Collie - 'Chance'
1.0.0 Bearded Dragon - 'Alfie'
0.1.0 Tortoise - 'Lightning'
1.0.0 Brazilian Rainbow Boa - 'Charlie'
RIP Eddie :'( |
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inkiepixie
Hatchling
United Kingdom
445 Posts |
Posted - 01/05/2009 : 20:56:27
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She did seem to have trouble with the front legs. I've a feeling that either her previous owner doesn't know what he was feeding her, or the shop sold us the wrong size. I have a photo of her just clamping on:
She seems to have eaten again now though - she thrashed about a bit and the tail came back out but now it's gone back in! God I'm going to be worrying all night...!
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0.0.1 classic: Bellatrix
0.1.0 anery (het amel): Luna
1.0.0 hypo lavender (het amel ph stripe): Orion
1.1.0 kittycats: George and Pixie
1.0.0 hound: Shadow
1.0.0 husband: Louis
Location: Nottingham
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hillzi
The Lost boy.
United Kingdom
3984 Posts |
Posted - 01/05/2009 : 21:18:14
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It does look HUGE compared to her!
Try 2 pinkies for a while before she thickens up and gets a bit longer.
I just fed mine his first weaner after previous feed of 3 fluffs which took him about 15 mins. (was 2 fluffs weekly but had 3 as i couldnt feed him for 2 weeks as not in the country)
 HTH but wait untill someone with more knowledge |
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Posted - 01/05/2009 : 21:21:43
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| Does look a bit big for the snake, if its gone down now then you shouldn't need to worry too much, like alreayd mentiond above try her on 2 pinkies for a while, some pet shops might not think its worth feeding 2 pinks and just ell you to feed the size above, but it does make it alot easier on the snake :) |
1.0 Bearded Dragon - Loki
0.1 Corn Snake - Smoo
1.1 Mexican Black King Snakes - Nameless |
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Spedz
Hatchling
United Kingdom
242 Posts |
Posted - 01/05/2009 : 21:21:46
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Yeah, it does look pretty big in the first picture.
It might be worth doing what hillzi mentioned, and go down to 2 fuzzies :) |
1.1.0 Corn Snake - 'Jasper' & 'Storm'
0.0.1 Curly Hair Tarantula - 'Fluffy'
1.0.0 Border Collie - 'Chance'
1.0.0 Bearded Dragon - 'Alfie'
0.1.0 Tortoise - 'Lightning'
1.0.0 Brazilian Rainbow Boa - 'Charlie'
RIP Eddie :'( |
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matty18714
The Count of Corniness
United Kingdom
4428 Posts |
Posted - 01/05/2009 : 21:44:10
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| Yep. From the first pic it looks far too big. Leave the snake alone for 10 days and then try it on 2 pinkies. |
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inkiepixie
Hatchling
United Kingdom
445 Posts |
Posted - 01/05/2009 : 22:01:12
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| Great, thanks everyone. She's lying on her heat mat now, digesting merrily. I'm the world's worst worrier; I probably shouldn't have pets but I wouldn't be without any of them :) (You should have seen the state of me when my cats first went outside on their own...) |
0.0.1 classic: Bellatrix
0.1.0 anery (het amel): Luna
1.0.0 hypo lavender (het amel ph stripe): Orion
1.1.0 kittycats: George and Pixie
1.0.0 hound: Shadow
1.0.0 husband: Louis
Location: Nottingham
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PunkAsF82
Yearling
United Kingdom
909 Posts |
Posted - 01/05/2009 : 22:15:09
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that mouse is bigger than the whole snakes coiled up most likly 
waaay to big. pinkies.
AND YOU'RE NOT A BAD OWNER!! Sorry, but I hate it when people call themselves bad owners for being worried. Everyone makes mistakes, and it's not your fualt if someone told you the wrong size. Don't beat yourself up, as long as the snakes happy and healthy, you're a good owner :D |
~~ My Zoo ~~
1.0.0 Bearded Dragon - Cooper
0.1.0 Amel corn - Lucky
0.1.0 Normal Leopard Gecko - Layla
1.1.0 Cats - Zelda the Maine Coon & Link the Ragdoll X Tabby
0.0.50 Malawi Cichlids
0.0.20 Community fish tank
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inkiepixie
Hatchling
United Kingdom
445 Posts |
Posted - 01/05/2009 : 22:36:01
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| Aw thanks mate. I do tend to beat myself up about stuff, but I reckon it's better than not giving a toss ;) |
0.0.1 classic: Bellatrix
0.1.0 anery (het amel): Luna
1.0.0 hypo lavender (het amel ph stripe): Orion
1.1.0 kittycats: George and Pixie
1.0.0 hound: Shadow
1.0.0 husband: Louis
Location: Nottingham
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PunkAsF82
Yearling
United Kingdom
909 Posts |
Posted - 01/05/2009 : 22:48:21
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course it is. all good owners worry. its what makes you a good owner because you maek sure everything is perfect, even if it's jsut for your own peace of mind  us lot on here are all nice and we dont think its silly to worry. we've all been noobs at one point or another :D |
~~ My Zoo ~~
1.0.0 Bearded Dragon - Cooper
0.1.0 Amel corn - Lucky
0.1.0 Normal Leopard Gecko - Layla
1.1.0 Cats - Zelda the Maine Coon & Link the Ragdoll X Tabby
0.0.50 Malawi Cichlids
0.0.20 Community fish tank
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253 Posts |
Posted - 01/05/2009 : 23:19:15
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| Yea it does look abit too big |
0.0.1 Amelanistic Corn 'Noodle'
1.0.0 Bearded Dragon 'Bowser'
1.0.0 Staffordshire Bull Terrier 'Remo'
''The Devil is a loser and he's my B*tch!''
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a33272
our battery charger
United Kingdom
3063 Posts |
Posted - 01/05/2009 : 23:22:17
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| fuzzies come in quiet a range of sizes, when you go ask to see them an pick which size you think will be best |
   
0.1.0 creamsicle corn-Marmalade
1.0.0 jungle carpet python-Bumble
1.0.0 corn Casper
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inkiepixie
Hatchling
United Kingdom
445 Posts |
Posted - 02/05/2009 : 13:40:11
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| She survived the night and is curled up under her log on the heat mat. Her bulge is still massive but she's flicking her tongue and moving OK so I'm bringing my worry levels down from 10 to 7.5 ;) Maybe I'll be able to get some sleep tonight instead of lying awake wondering what I've done to my poor snakie! |
0.0.1 classic: Bellatrix
0.1.0 anery (het amel): Luna
1.0.0 hypo lavender (het amel ph stripe): Orion
1.1.0 kittycats: George and Pixie
1.0.0 hound: Shadow
1.0.0 husband: Louis
Location: Nottingham
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244 Posts |
Posted - 02/05/2009 : 15:35:35
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| i try to get small fuzzies for my snake until he grows a bit bigger :) |
0.0.1 - carolina corn snake
0.0.1 - royal python
0.1.0 - honduran milk snake
1.0.0 - mexican black king snake
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Flatpack63
Hatchling
United Kingdom
331 Posts |
Posted - 03/05/2009 : 15:41:22
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Hi. If you think that the Fuzzy/pinky looks a bit large, you can always try rolling it before you give it to your snake.
Just place it on a flat surface and roll it back and forth with the palm of your hand to crush it a little. (A bit like you used to do when making plsticine snakes when you were younger lol) |
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Posted - 03/05/2009 : 17:39:52
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Glad she has managed it, it does look a little too big so maybe move her down to two pinkies per feed; we asked at the rep shop for some extra small fuzzies as our snake was just being moved up from pinkies, and they gave us some really tiny fuzzies that James could manage!
You could ask to see the smallest fuzzies they have and see how the compare to the width of your snake? |
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inkiepixie
Hatchling
United Kingdom
445 Posts |
Posted - 11/05/2009 : 15:11:42
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It's been 10 days since her monster meal so we're going to try two pinkies tonight. They are minute compared to the so-called fuzzy - I really think I got sold the next size up from fuzzy by mistake!
I think she's definitely hungry though; she's been quite skittish and eyeing up my fingers when she's been out the past couple of times ;) |
0.0.1 classic: Bellatrix
0.1.0 anery (het amel): Luna
1.0.0 hypo lavender (het amel ph stripe): Orion
1.1.0 kittycats: George and Pixie
1.0.0 hound: Shadow
1.0.0 husband: Louis
Location: Nottingham
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Edited by - inkiepixie on 11/05/2009 15:11:51 |
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