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devilsmistress
Yearling
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 24/08/2009 : 20:05:11
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Right I wnt to check as I dont want to over feed Bam, He is just over 2 months old, about 15 inches in length and weighs 26 grams.
When I feed him a pinky there is next to no bump, give him 2 and the bump seems huge. I feed him today but the camera batterys were flat so could not get the pics. Would I be best cutting down, changeing to 1 fuzzy? I feed him once every 5 days, should I extend this time? The pinkys are just lightly bigget than his girth.
What sort of age and sixe did you move up to fuzzys? Im just being paronoid as I know they will eat whatever is put in front of them, and this is my first hatchling. |
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Remmy
Sub Adult
United Kingdom
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Posted - 24/08/2009 : 20:17:28
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Paula, here is a guide to feeding.
When they're on single pinks (2-3g), I feed every 5-6 days. (Snake = 4-15g)
-Double pinks (3g x 2) every 5-6 days. (Snake = 16-23g)
-Small fuzzies (5-7g) every 6-7 days. (Snake = 24-30g)
-Regular fuzzies (7-9g) every 6-7 days (Snake = 30-50g)
-Hoppers (9-12g) every 6-7 days (Snake = 51-90g)
-Weaned (14-20g) every 7 days (Snake = 91-170g)
-Adult (20-30g) every 7-x days (Snake = 170+)
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devilsmistress
Yearling
United Kingdom
829 Posts |
Posted - 24/08/2009 : 20:39:30
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| So I should be moving him up to a small fuzzy as I thought I should be. Just worried me a bit as he is only two months old, thought it might be to soon, but I know you go by girth size not age or length! |
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Remmy
Sub Adult
United Kingdom
1188 Posts |
Posted - 24/08/2009 : 21:49:12
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| As long as it is no more than 1 1/2 times the size of the largest part of the snake a small fuzzy will be fine |
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Could I be over feeding?
