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izzy
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 21/02/2010 : 17:38:49
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| Hi everyone my 1 week is over, fed on Friday 1 large mouse, no problem feeding, got her out today for 10 mins and she was brilliant. She weighs 16oz before feed and she is 4' 5" long, problem is dont know how old she is, or if she is a she. And how do i tell if she is getting enough, after about 10 mins the mouse was about 3/4 way down with bump. |
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sexychef
The Corn Snake Moderator
United Kingdom
937 Posts |
Posted - 21/02/2010 : 18:10:41
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| what size mouse did you feed. |
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izzy
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
27 Posts |
Posted - 21/02/2010 : 18:12:55
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Originally posted by sexychef
what size mouse did you feed.
ITS BODY WAS ABOUT 3 INCHS LONG |
Edited by - sexychef on 21/02/2010 18:34:30 |
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sexychef
The Corn Snake Moderator
United Kingdom
937 Posts |
Posted - 21/02/2010 : 18:35:18
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| what did you buy it as IE. small mouse/medium mouse |
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izzy
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
27 Posts |
Posted - 21/02/2010 : 18:36:53
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| Large mouse the extra large looked to big |
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izzy
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
27 Posts |
Posted - 21/02/2010 : 18:46:13
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| Sorry she is 350gms i included bag |
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sexychef
The Corn Snake Moderator
United Kingdom
937 Posts |
Posted - 21/02/2010 : 19:20:38
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| large should be roughly the right size maybe a touch to big. at that size i would feed every 10-12 days. at that size she/he could be around 18-36months at a guess sorry thats as close as i can guess. |
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izzy
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
27 Posts |
Posted - 21/02/2010 : 19:38:38
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| Thanks alot for info, will watch her eat next time |
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Kellog
the nice one
United Kingdom
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Posted - 22/02/2010 : 02:32:20
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Hi Jean....I think SexyChef has covered everything already, and I would certainly recommend that you feed her every 10 days. Keep weighing her before each feed, that way you can keep a track of her weight gain.
As long as she handled the large mouse ok and didnt seem to struggle to get it down then the size is right. How long did it take her to feed? Was the mouse 1.5 times the width of the snake? That is a maximum size, any larger is dangerous to the snake.
You can work out if she needs to move up in size when there is no longer a bump once she have eaten her 'dinner'.
Well done for keeping hands-off for the 1 week (frustrating, isnt it!!) and for also not handling for the 48hrs after feeding. Sounds like you have a good snake there if you were able to handle her for the first time and she was brilliant  !
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gingerpony
Queen Bee
United Kingdom
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Posted - 24/02/2010 : 11:13:38
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heya and welcome  |
cornsnakes, ratsnakes, bullsnakes, boas and day geckos
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Posted - 24/02/2010 : 11:16:22
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nice one and welcome to the forum and the wor
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1.0.0 Amel, Steve
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