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| Jmodjamodj |
Posted - 05/11/2012 : 14:29:46
Hi, our corn 'Frank' is approx 7 months old, had him 5, and still on one pinkie every 5 days. Can only see a slight bulge when he has swallowed and wondered whether it is time to try him on 2 pinkies now. he is getting quite long but to me looks slim so changed from 6 days to 5 for feeds for last 2 weeks. Any advice and is it normally about 7 months old that he could be eating 2 pinkies???? Thanks |
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| Jmodjamodj |
Posted - 07/11/2012 : 09:58:34
thank you for your responses and advice, it really does seem time to double on feeds, got about 5 pinkies left so will double up and see how we go, then maybe fuzzies! Wow, my baby really is growing up, thanks so much |
| jenjen23 |
Posted - 05/11/2012 : 18:56:39
I recently moved my six-month baby up to fuzzies, I did a couple of double pinkie feeds just to use up the rest. He was 16g and about 45cm long when I gave him the first fuzz, and it looked huge! It was about 1.5x widest part of his body though. He ate it fine, and after 5 fuzzy feeds is now 30g and 50cm, so growing fast! |
| herriotfan |
Posted - 05/11/2012 : 17:29:44
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Originally posted by Mags53
My Kitty is 6 months old and has had 2 x feeds of 2 pinkies, have just bought more pinkies (have another 3 month old baby, Fizz) and some fluffs. She eats the 2 x pinkies and they don't seem to make much impression on her unlike on Fizz. I'm also wondering if it's time to move Kitty onto fluffs (?)
Try her and see how it goes, as long as the meal isn't bigger than one and a half times the size of her widest part!  |
| Mags53 |
Posted - 05/11/2012 : 16:56:09
My Kitty is 6 months old and has had 2 x feeds of 2 pinkies, have just bought more pinkies (have another 3 month old baby, Fizz) and some fluffs. She eats the 2 x pinkies and they don't seem to make much impression on her unlike on Fizz. I'm also wondering if it's time to move Kitty onto fluffs (?) |
| herriotfan |
Posted - 05/11/2012 : 15:52:27
I'd try him on 2 and see what happens. After 3-4 double feeds, or enough to use up your pinkies, I'd move up a size. |
| awlred |
Posted - 05/11/2012 : 15:33:00
I did this for a while until I was advised otherwise by a local reptile store. Ess's first fluff looked huge against him, but as soon as I started feeding them he grew into them.
If in doubt a pop down to your local reptile store will let you know if your snake's ready to size up. |
| Georgina |
Posted - 05/11/2012 : 15:14:09
I'd say a seven month old should be on fluffs by now ( some people think that the guidelines are there to be stretched) but stick to the little to no feeding bulge so up. Do a couple of feeds ever 6 days like that and them move him on to fluffs and he will start polling on the weight x asking as the prey is not more than 1.5 times the widest part of the snake x |
