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maureen
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 01/04/2014 : 01:52:08
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our new addition....Cleo....
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1 Corn...Luna, 1 Corn Cleo, 1 Bearded Dragon...Izzie |
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Kellog
the nice one
United Kingdom
7308 Posts |
Posted - 01/04/2014 : 08:55:50
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Cleo is lovely Maureen  .
Xxx
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maureen
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
23 Posts |
Posted - 01/04/2014 : 12:32:57
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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. |
1 Corn...Luna, 1 Corn Cleo, 1 Bearded Dragon...Izzie |
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Razee
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
2525 Posts |
Posted - 01/04/2014 : 16:30:58
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| 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 :-) |
0.1.0 late CB10 Carolina corn snake - Bazilishka
1.0.0 CB11 Abbots Okeetee- Little Twiddler
1.0.0 CB11 Hypo corn- Sebastianek
1.0.0. CB14 Butter Motley - Squidwood
0.0.2 CB18 normal/ Okeetee yearlings Bunny and Lalalishka
0.0.1 hognose
0.1.0 stable cat
0.1.0 house cat |
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scottishbluebird
it is all my fault
United Kingdom
8403 Posts |
Posted - 01/04/2014 : 17:46:14
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| She is lovely congrats! |
     
0.1.0 Corn - Kellogs
1.0.0 Hognose - Storm
0.1.0 Staffy - Lyla
1.0.0 Spaffy(staffy x springer)-Spyro
1.0.0 Ferret - Peanut R.I.P
0.1.0 Crestie - Fudge. Wish List - Pygmy hedgehog. Tropiocolotes |
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Boomslang
Hatchling
United Kingdom
340 Posts |
Posted - 01/04/2014 : 21:48:46
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| Very nice :) |
1.0.0 pinstripe Royal Python
1.0.0 Bumblebee Royal Python
1.0.0 Normal corn
1.0.0 Extreme red Hognose
0.1.0 Extreme red tiger Hognose
1.1.0 yemen chameleons
1.0.0 Piebald yemen
1.0.0 Tamatave panther
1.0.0 Quadricornis
2.1.0 pygmy chameleons
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maureen
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
23 Posts |
Posted - 01/04/2014 : 22:56:42
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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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1 Corn...Luna, 1 Corn Cleo, 1 Bearded Dragon...Izzie |
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gmac
The Scottish Admin
United Kingdom
5319 Posts |
Posted - 01/04/2014 : 23:23:55
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| Wouldn't feed mediums any sooner than 7 days |
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Kellog
the nice one
United Kingdom
7308 Posts |
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Razee
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
2525 Posts |
Posted - 02/04/2014 : 09:10:16
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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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0.1.0 late CB10 Carolina corn snake - Bazilishka
1.0.0 CB11 Abbots Okeetee- Little Twiddler
1.0.0 CB11 Hypo corn- Sebastianek
1.0.0. CB14 Butter Motley - Squidwood
0.0.2 CB18 normal/ Okeetee yearlings Bunny and Lalalishka
0.0.1 hognose
0.1.0 stable cat
0.1.0 house cat |
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Razee
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
2525 Posts |
Posted - 02/04/2014 : 09:11:24
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| Ah, Kellog got there first :-) |
0.1.0 late CB10 Carolina corn snake - Bazilishka
1.0.0 CB11 Abbots Okeetee- Little Twiddler
1.0.0 CB11 Hypo corn- Sebastianek
1.0.0. CB14 Butter Motley - Squidwood
0.0.2 CB18 normal/ Okeetee yearlings Bunny and Lalalishka
0.0.1 hognose
0.1.0 stable cat
0.1.0 house cat |
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maureen
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
23 Posts |
Posted - 02/04/2014 : 11:32:16
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thanks all,
RAZEE,
that chart will be a very good guide for me thanks :-) |
1 Corn...Luna, 1 Corn Cleo, 1 Bearded Dragon...Izzie |
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new addition
. 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 -