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tdf
Hatchling

61 Posts
Posted - 16/04/2009 :  14:38:56  Show Profile
Saw this on the dark size.

(corn eating adult mouse)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1J_wmZ_Nf4&feature=channel

while it does look a little large, it makes me think Irwin could do with something a lot bigger!

he is coming up about 2 foot possibly and his thickest point is just under about two inches.

at the moment i feed him on small - medium mice

old pic from about four weeks ago, but you can see he hardly has to put much effort in to fit it down.



sorry for the "n00b" questions recently

Blackecho
Royal Python Admin

United Kingdom
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Posted - 16/04/2009 :  15:04:50  Show Profile  Click to see Blackecho's MSN Messenger address  Send Blackecho a Yahoo! Message
Aim for prey items roughly the girth of the snake and not more than 1.5x girth.

For Royals I also aim for 10-15% of the body weight, so a 200g snake could have a 20-30g rat.

Small - Medium mice are probably only suitable for a hatchling royal, if I were you I'd get onto Rat Fluffs/Weaners asap.


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MissCat
Fully Grown Royal

1971 Posts
Posted - 16/04/2009 :  15:11:03  Show Profile
Ra is (admitedly underweight) about 110g and 1.5 ft and i'm feeding him on large mice (would be apropriately sized rats if my local shop sold them)
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tdf
Hatchling

61 Posts
Posted - 16/04/2009 :  15:20:56  Show Profile
thanks guys, i'll get some asap
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wolfspirit
Old Royal - I Post too much!

United Kingdom
5741 Posts
Posted - 16/04/2009 :  15:32:54  Show Profile
BE's advice is sound, he got me through my first big weaner rat with my royal. I was thinking all the bad stuff cos it was so big, well in my eyes, but BE was right he would be fine and he was...


"No one can go back and make a brand new start. Anyone can start from
now and make a brand new ending."
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sexychef
Royal Python Moderator

United Kingdom
692 Posts
Posted - 16/04/2009 :  16:52:44  Show Profile  Click to see sexychef's MSN Messenger address
i was feeding my hatchling royal medium mice and now he is touching the 200g mark he is on 20-25grm rats


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