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| Simonas |
Posted - 04/08/2009 : 22:05:41
just weighed my royal whos just over 3ft and supposed to be bout 3 yrs old. He weighs 680grams according to kitchen scales I have just used
I've only had him a month and he's feeding on large mice once a week
is 680g too much or too little and due to his weight/length shouod he be eating more? I suspect he should be eating more and that it should be rats... |
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| spor |
Posted - 19/04/2010 : 23:09:37
yeah phew, i was wondering the same. adding concrete to the water perhaps! LOL |
| Blackecho |
Posted - 19/04/2010 : 21:47:47
Phew! - lol |
| Simonas |
Posted - 19/04/2010 : 21:29:20
that original weight was in august 09 when he was on mice BE. |
| Blackecho |
Posted - 19/04/2010 : 08:50:08
As in he has put in 400g without eating? - Or has he eaten since you last weighed? |
| Simonas |
Posted - 18/04/2010 : 23:50:40
quote:
Originally posted by Simonas
just weighed my royal whos just over 3ft and supposed to be bout 3 yrs old. He weighs 680grams according to kitchen scales I have just used
I've only had him a month and he's feeding on large mice once a week
is 680g too much or too little and due to his weight/length shouod he be eating more? I suspect he should be eating more and that it should be rats...
weighed him today and hes 1045 g and hasn;t eaten for 10 weeks!!! |
| bilbo |
Posted - 04/01/2010 : 11:32:33
lol cool thanks hannah. how old are your pythons??? |
| HannahB |
Posted - 04/01/2010 : 11:17:58
its not advisable.. they have not a lot of goodness in them and they are rather messy apparently when they come out the other end! |
| bilbo |
Posted - 04/01/2010 : 10:19:52
can you feed a royal on chicks?? can they live on them?? thanks |
| bilbo |
Posted - 03/01/2010 : 16:20:51
ok thanks again... |
| Blackecho |
Posted - 03/01/2010 : 16:15:10
Gaining weight too quickly will just give you a fat and hence unhealthy snake, so no, I wouldn't try to 'build her up' quickly. Just feed her the right amount and she'll be fine. |
| bilbo |
Posted - 03/01/2010 : 16:08:11
so if i was to feed her 3 mice every feed for abit to build her up do you think this will be ok. i will weigh her as soon as i can. and maybe feed her every 8 days for 2 or 3 feeds..
thank you very much for your help so far its been a big help.. i would rather ask and sound thick then harm the snake..... |
| Blackecho |
Posted - 03/01/2010 : 15:53:39
A 3 1/2 year old is probably going to be over 1200g and I'd only be feeding every 14 days or so.
If it is, then a mouse is never going to fill it, yes you may need several. |
| bilbo |
Posted - 03/01/2010 : 15:14:15
i dont know what she weighs at the moment but when she is out and about i will weigh her and let you know. for now to build her up abit will she be ok on 2 jumbos? could i feed her more?? like 3 large mice???? do rats have more fat in them??? how meany days apart should a 3 1/3 year old be feeding????
would like to say thanks for all your help so far... |
| Blackecho |
Posted - 03/01/2010 : 12:01:49
I feed every 5 days up to 400g. Rat Fluffs or small Rat Weaners are roughly the same size as Jumbo Mice. |
| bilbo |
Posted - 03/01/2010 : 11:30:57
yes it was as the guy told me he feed my new python every 5 or 6 days.. she seems to look abit on the slim side at the moment so i will carry on feeding her every 5 days for a bit. are rats better for them?? i have jumbo size mice for now as thats all i could get at the time the rats the shop had where very very big.. are rat weaners alot bigger then jumbo mice?? and dose anyone know where i could get some i am in the surrey area... and what sort of price sould i be looking at for a weaner?? i am paying £1.20 for a jumbo mouse at the moment.. |
| Simonas |
Posted - 03/01/2010 : 10:25:59
not ure if your questions for me Bilbo but yes I do had the odd break for few days where Ihave delayed it I read that is adviseable to avoid routine |
| bilbo |
Posted - 02/01/2010 : 22:09:13
do you feed your python every week??? |
| Blackecho |
Posted - 02/01/2010 : 22:01:30
Just fine. |
| brookehamiltonx |
Posted - 02/01/2010 : 20:43:31
my snake is 250g and i got her at 4mths on october 17th O9- is this too big or to small ?x |
| wolfspirit |
Posted - 05/08/2009 : 00:29:14
quote:
Originally posted by Simonas
cool well hes going on a new feeding regime get him to proper weight
what does an adult make royal weigh or what should it weigh
dont over feed him though, you can do more harm than good... |
