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wolfspirit
Old Royal - I Post too much!
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 13/04/2009 : 23:28:01
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I have a question..
When i went to the rep shop the weekend, they only had large weaners, no small or medium ones, so i only picked up two, and i picked the smallest ones i could find, they are around three quarters of an inch smaller than a small rat but much bigger than anything i have given peanut before..
Will he do any damage trying to get this down?
Frozen they are fine, but when they defrost they will go squishy and be bigger width wise wont they?
I know he could take a bigger weaner with ease now, but not sure he could take one this big.. |
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lee2308
Royal Python Moderator
United Kingdom
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Posted - 14/04/2009 : 00:29:38
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| you can only but try,like you said there squidgy and they narrow out a bit when being swallowed |
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Blackecho
Royal Python Admin
United Kingdom
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Posted - 14/04/2009 : 06:34:43
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| What's the girth like in comparison to snakey? |
 
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wolfspirit
Old Royal - I Post too much!
United Kingdom
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Posted - 14/04/2009 : 09:54:56
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ok, this is the weaner...in its frozen state i would say he would handle it, but it would take him some time.
this was his last meal and he was not stretching that much..it was easy for him..
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Blackecho
Royal Python Admin
United Kingdom
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Posted - 14/04/2009 : 10:11:38
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| If its not more than 1.5 x girth of snake then it'll be fine. |
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wolfspirit
Old Royal - I Post too much!
United Kingdom
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Posted - 14/04/2009 : 10:18:13
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| you dont feed yours anything that big at that age do you? |
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Blackecho
Royal Python Admin
United Kingdom
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Posted - 14/04/2009 : 10:49:55
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How old/heavy is Peanut?
I tend to go 10-15% of body weight, so a 200g snake would get a 20-30g rat. |
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wolfspirit
Old Royal - I Post too much!
United Kingdom
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Posted - 14/04/2009 : 11:06:34
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Peanut is a year old in a couple of weeks,
just weighed him and he is 350g but that is not empty as he pooped around 8 days ago and had a weaner last week...
the rat is 45 grams so it is to big isnt it? |
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MissCat
Fully Grown Royal
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Posted - 14/04/2009 : 11:23:15
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10 % of 350 = 35g
15% of 350 = 52.5g
might be okay? |
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wolfspirit
Old Royal - I Post too much!
United Kingdom
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Posted - 14/04/2009 : 11:33:28
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| i will try him tonight and take some shots if he dont mind...its defrosting on top of his viv right now... |
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Blackecho
Royal Python Admin
United Kingdom
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Posted - 14/04/2009 : 12:56:51
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| Should be fine then I reckon. |
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wolfspirit
Old Royal - I Post too much!
United Kingdom
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Posted - 14/04/2009 : 13:05:59
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ok thanks BE;-)
whilst your here, what size viv is best for a fully grown male royal?
i am picking up a viv that is 36x24x24
would that be ok or would you go for a 4 foot? |
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Blackecho
Royal Python Admin
United Kingdom
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Posted - 14/04/2009 : 15:01:17
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| That will be fine for 99% of Royals and very unlikely you'll get a monster male. |
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blundey
Hatchling
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Posted - 14/04/2009 : 15:17:37
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| Ive found an issue recently finding smaller weeners, so went onto the larger small ones. I didnt think at first he would do it, but he has been fine to be honest! In fact he is growing something chronic now and i feel a bit guilty feeding him fuzzies for two weeks as they ran out of weeners! Bet they didnt touch the sides. |
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wolfspirit
Old Royal - I Post too much!
United Kingdom
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Posted - 14/04/2009 : 16:42:47
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well he took it, took him 8 minutes from start to finish.
So i am happy now, i will leave him seven or eight days before his next feed after this though...
Bless him... |
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Ninja
Yearling
United Kingdom
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Posted - 14/04/2009 : 17:12:54
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| cute lil peanut. :D |
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Blackecho
Royal Python Admin
United Kingdom
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Posted - 14/04/2009 : 17:38:49
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wolfspirit
Old Royal - I Post too much!
United Kingdom
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Posted - 14/04/2009 : 17:53:52
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| Thanks and thanks for your help |
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