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| maureen |
Posted - 01/04/2014 : 01:52:08
our new addition....Cleo....
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| 11 L A T E S T R E P L I E S (Newest First) |
| maureen |
Posted - 02/04/2014 : 11:32:16
thanks all,
RAZEE,
that chart will be a very good guide for me thanks :-) |
| Razee |
Posted - 02/04/2014 : 09:11:24
Ah, Kellog got there first :-) |
| Razee |
Posted - 02/04/2014 : 09:10:16
Ah, that's ok :-) . As gmac said - every 7 days is good, mediums take a bit longer to digest. Cleo looks to be in very nice condition, just right, not fat, not thin. At 2 years old, she's still growing, but it will slow down a bit. Here's a rough guide I've been using for my snakes:
Snake's weight: Mice and mice weight: Frequency:
4-15 g 1 x pinkie 1-3g every 5-6 days
16-23 g 2 x pinkie 2x 1-3g every 5-6 days
24-40 g 1 x fuzzie 4-6 g every 6-7 days
41-70 g 1 x hopper, or 2 fuzzies every 6-7 days
at 10 - 12 g
71-130g 1 x small 12-14 g every 6-7 days
131-200g 1 x medium 15 - 20 g every 7 days
201-300g 1 x large 20 - 25 g every 7 - 10 days
306-500g 1 x XL 25 - 30 g every 10 - 14 days
501 + 1 x Jumbo every 10 - 14 days
This is a very rough guide only - it needs to be adjusted according to yours snakes condition, whether it's still growing or needs to loose weight... for example, I feed my 3 year old, 41/2 foot, and almost 600g male, who is starting to look chubby, only every 2 weeks on 1 large mouse, and NOT on Jumbo, as he would soon become massive.
My other 3 year old has to be fed weekly, he was a re home, and is about half the weight of my other male, and really active, so he gets a large mouse weekly, and looks lean and keen :-)
Also, mice weights and sizes wary according to who produces/ sells them, some don't sell XL, they go from L to Jumbo, so it's best to go by the weight of the mouse...
Hope this helps :-)
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| Kellog |
Posted - 02/04/2014 : 08:08:43
Sounds like she enjoyed it  . Totally agree with Gmac about feeding weekly with mediums. Anything more than that is too often and unnecessary. This thread on feeding may give you some tips - http://www.thecornsnake.co.uk/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=27833
Xxx
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| gmac |
Posted - 01/04/2014 : 23:23:55
Wouldn't feed mediums any sooner than 7 days |
| maureen |
Posted - 01/04/2014 : 22:56:42
Hi RAZEE,
It was a mouse... so thats a medium then... thanks, we are thinking every maybe 5 or 6 days?
it was gone in 5 mins ... after she eventualy finished 'killing' it :-)
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| Boomslang |
Posted - 01/04/2014 : 21:48:46
Very nice :) |
| scottishbluebird |
Posted - 01/04/2014 : 17:46:14
She is lovely congrats! |
| Razee |
Posted - 01/04/2014 : 16:30:58
16.4 g is a medium mouse - or was it a rat fuzzy? I'm guessing, from her age and size, that she'd be ok fed on large mice :-). Cleo is gorgeous, by the way - lovely orange, congrats :-) |
| maureen |
Posted - 01/04/2014 : 12:32:57
Just had her first feed with us, a 16.4 g fuzzy, we will have to wiegh her to see what she is.
at 3+ feet 2 years old. |
| Kellog |
Posted - 01/04/2014 : 08:55:50
Cleo is lovely Maureen .
Xxx
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