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Kellog
the nice one
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 Posted - 02/12/2009 : 02:43:24
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Kellog is just over 4' feet, weighs just over 700g and is appro 4yrs 4months...if that helps.
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Posted - 02/12/2009 : 10:01:43
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| that puts things into perspective loads more for me, as ive just weighed her and she weighs 708 grams and is 4ft 2 and half inches :))) |
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gingerpony
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Posted - 02/12/2009 : 20:05:03
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my adult 4 year+ males are around 5ft and 750g and my female of the same age is around 550g.
i hope you don't mind but i would say s/he's a little bit porky..........for a 4ft snake..............what was the previous owner feeding her on and what's his/her diet now with you?
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cornsnakes, ratsnakes, bullsnakes, boas and day geckos
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Posted - 02/12/2009 : 20:09:23
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i thought she was over weight, she was being fed on a wed and then again on a sunday a adult mouse, so 2 adult mouse a week, but now i got her, i went to reptile shop and asked advice, and he said try a jumbo mouse every 7 days, so she has been on that for 3 weeks now, im hoping this will help with the porkiness hahahaha
another friend of mine did surgest feeding her every 7-10 days, but i thought id find a forum to help with advice on it :) |
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Kellog
the nice one
United Kingdom
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Posted - 03/12/2009 : 04:07:17
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Kellog is on one jumbo mouse every 10 days and doesnt look at all overweight (I dont think).
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gingerpony
Queen Bee
United Kingdom
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Posted - 03/12/2009 : 22:01:05
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Originally posted by female species
i went to reptile shop and asked advice, and he said try a jumbo mouse every 7 days, so she has been on that for 3 weeks now, im hoping this will help with the porkiness hahahaha
another friend of mine did surgest feeding her every 7-10 days, but i thought id find a forum to help with advice on it :)
do you know if your corn is male or female?
i feed my females 2 regular mice a week, and my males have a jumbo/XL/ex-breeder mouse every 14 days as their metabolism tends to be slower than the girls...
sounds like you're doing everything right though hun  |
cornsnakes, ratsnakes, bullsnakes, boas and day geckos
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Edited by - gingerpony on 04/12/2009 12:24:32 |
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Posted - 04/12/2009 : 08:14:18
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Originally posted by gingerpony
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Originally posted by female species
i went to reptile shop and asked advice, and he said try a jumbo mouse every 7 days, so she has been on that for 3 weeks now, im hoping this will help with the porkiness hahahaha
another friend of mine did surgest feeding her every 7-10 days, but i thought id find a forum to help with advice on it :)
do you know if your corn is male or female?
i feed my females 2 regular mice a week, and my males have a jumbo/XL/ex-breeder mouse every 14 days as their metabolism tends to be slower than the girls...
sounds like you're doing everything right though hun [;0]
she is defo, a she haha |
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gingerpony
Queen Bee
United Kingdom
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Posted - 04/12/2009 : 12:26:50
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| as above then, 2 regular a week, this will be easier for her to digest than one jumbo/XL. to keep her weight down maybe every few weeks offer her just one mouse, and use shedding as a good (and more natural) excuse to skip a feed BUT do monitor her weight andadjust feeding accordingly. my fully grown adult females are 350-550g on average |
cornsnakes, ratsnakes, bullsnakes, boas and day geckos
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gingerpony
Queen Bee
United Kingdom
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Posted - 04/12/2009 : 12:28:06
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| and to visually monitor her weight you shouldn't be able to see skin between her scales..........and she should feel muscular rather than squishy |
cornsnakes, ratsnakes, bullsnakes, boas and day geckos
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Kellog
the nice one
United Kingdom
7308 Posts |
Posted - 04/12/2009 : 13:28:16
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Originally posted by gingerpony
[i feed my females 2 regular mice a week, and my males have a jumbo/XL/ex-breeder mouse every 14 days as their metabolism tends to be slower than the girls...
That is what Kellog is on GP, and he certainly isnt overweight but does still seem to be growing longer. He is fed every 10 days at the moment. Will it stay at that size of mouse and space of feed, or does it need upping at all?
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Posted - 04/12/2009 : 14:01:34
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| cheers peeps, wicked help ur all being :) |
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Posted - 04/12/2009 : 17:23:54
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| Deffo about 3+ and a beast at that. Beautiful. |
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Posted - 16/12/2009 : 11:58:37
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well now she has shedded ive had the chance to propperly measure her skin thats just shed, and she to my supprise is 4 ft 8inches, bit shocked as she is 6 inches bigger than i thought
im well chuffed
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SexyBear77
Fully Grown Corn
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Posted - 16/12/2009 : 12:01:59
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Shed skin stretches so You need to subtract part of the total length- I cant remember how much it is, maybe 10%? but I'm sure someone else will correct me if I'm wrong!
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HannahB
The Corn Snake Moderator
United Kingdom
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Posted - 16/12/2009 : 17:41:23
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yeah its 10% you subtract to roughly work out her length 
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2.0 Normal Royal Pythons - Q and Little One
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solid
Hatchling
United Kingdom
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Posted - 16/12/2009 : 19:44:42
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my lads :
solid - born july last year, 38" 310 grams
ocelot - born august last year, 36" 241 grams
liquid around 1 year old now, 31" 162 grams
i`d probably go with 2-3 years for yours as well |
3.1.1 corns - solid,liquid,ocelot,fox + raiden / 0.0.1 missing MBK - raven
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Kellog
the nice one
United Kingdom
7308 Posts |
Posted - 17/12/2009 : 05:09:23
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Ok, if you have a snake that is supposedly about 3yrs old....definitely older that 2yrs....about 3 and a half foot and weight 210g, would the age of the snake be wrong or is it underweight or ok?
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Edited by - Kellog on 17/12/2009 05:11:10 |
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corn age size help????
