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wolfspirit
Old Royal - I Post too much!
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 20/05/2009 : 16:33:49
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thank you, i am all happy now...three down two to go,
just P and Echo now, but they will feed anyway;-) |
"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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anatess
Sub Adult
USA
669 Posts |
Posted - 20/05/2009 : 17:34:18
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CONGRATULATIONS!!!! Job well done, I think.
Multis are smaller than rats. Which is why I use them to feed. Because I have a colony of them running around in their own viv out in the patio. I can keep them as pets as long as I can because they will not outgrow my 2-year-old royal. Rats, on the other hand gets too big once they reach adulthood. A breeder multi (the biggest size) is only the size of a medium rat.
Another good thing is they don't stink as much as mice and rats. My hamsters' viv has to be cleaned every 3 days otherwise the house will get ammonia-scented. The multis I only clean once a week and even then, the scent is not strong.
And they are very cute! That's the down-side. I can't feed them off. My kids have to "steal" them out of the viv to feed...
See how cute they are:
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Snake owner since Oct 2008, so yeah, I'm no expert.
0.1.0 pastel royal
1.0.0 spider royal
0.1.0 albino royal
1.0.0 bumblebee royal
1.0.0 yellowbelly royal
0.0.1 wild-type royal
1.0.0 normal western hognose |
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wolfspirit
Old Royal - I Post too much!
United Kingdom
5741 Posts |
Posted - 20/05/2009 : 19:39:55
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I am very proud of her Anatess.
She has never fed on her own till she came to me, she had always been assist fed, and that must have stressed her right out.
She just needs to get some confidence in herself now and i am hoping she will be ok.
She has to take her next feed and i think then we will know we are on the right track. |
"No one can go back and make a brand new start. Anyone can start from
now and make a brand new ending."
-- Source Unknown
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anatess
Sub Adult
USA
669 Posts |
Posted - 20/05/2009 : 19:42:03
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I have a feeling she's going to be a regular feeder from now on!
Sometimes Royals just need to be assured that everything is going to be just fine. Now that she knows it's going to be fine, she won't have to worry about it next time! YEAY! |
Snake owner since Oct 2008, so yeah, I'm no expert.
0.1.0 pastel royal
1.0.0 spider royal
0.1.0 albino royal
1.0.0 bumblebee royal
1.0.0 yellowbelly royal
0.0.1 wild-type royal
1.0.0 normal western hognose |
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wolfspirit
Old Royal - I Post too much!
United Kingdom
5741 Posts |
Posted - 20/05/2009 : 20:22:17
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quote:
Originally posted by anatess
I have a feeling she's going to be a regular feeder from now on!
Sometimes Royals just need to be assured that everything is going to be just fine. Now that she knows it's going to be fine, she won't have to worry about it next time! YEAY!
it must be the scrummy taste of multis .....lol,
do you think till i have her on a bigger size that it will be ok to do four day feeds?
the pups i have are no bigger than mouse fuzzies. |
"No one can go back and make a brand new start. Anyone can start from
now and make a brand new ending."
-- Source Unknown
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dazb
Royal Python Moderator
United Kingdom
2847 Posts |
Posted - 20/05/2009 : 20:26:14
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| i would increase the amount per feeding time not the frequency of feeds...try 2 items every 5 days.... |
 
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wolfspirit
Old Royal - I Post too much!
United Kingdom
5741 Posts |
Posted - 20/05/2009 : 21:01:48
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quote:
Originally posted by dazb
i would increase the amount per feeding time not the frequency of feeds...try 2 items every 5 days....
i tried that today and she shied away from it...
may try next time, dont want to go back to square one with her..lol..
i asked because they are so small. only weigh 10g, so i figured by day four they will be well on the way to digested... |
"No one can go back and make a brand new start. Anyone can start from
now and make a brand new ending."
-- Source Unknown
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anatess
Sub Adult
USA
669 Posts |
Posted - 20/05/2009 : 22:10:46
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I've heard other people say that while the royal is at the tail-end of the first rat to put the head of the 2nd rat right after. This tricks the royal into thinking it is 1 rat instead of 2.
I've never tried it though, so this is only "hearsay" at this point. |
Snake owner since Oct 2008, so yeah, I'm no expert.
0.1.0 pastel royal
1.0.0 spider royal
0.1.0 albino royal
1.0.0 bumblebee royal
1.0.0 yellowbelly royal
0.0.1 wild-type royal
1.0.0 normal western hognose |
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wolfspirit
Old Royal - I Post too much!
United Kingdom
5741 Posts |
Posted - 20/05/2009 : 22:14:27
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i dont want to start messing her about doing that.
I will go with what i have for now, next lot are going to be bigger and i will step her up naturally... |
"No one can go back and make a brand new start. Anyone can start from
now and make a brand new ending."
-- Source Unknown
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antw23uk
Yearling
United Kingdom
275 Posts |
Posted - 21/05/2009 : 22:21:17
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I've heard and seen this done before although not with a royal so it does happen and in theory seems a good idea ... practically with a royal ... well its not going to happen is it, lol 
So where would i find live multi's and was it 5 for £12 from that site? i phoned and asked but they said they would get back to me ... they didnt! |
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Paulusworm
Fully Grown Royal
Azerbaijan
1550 Posts |
Posted - 22/05/2009 : 07:51:14
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Originally posted by wolfspirit
but they are slow growers so would take a while to reach eating size..lol..
I think that's what's putting me off growing my own multis. Sherman already takes a 90g+ large weaner a week at the moment and Godzilla will be eating that size and bigger in a couple of years and The Hoff is gonna grow now that he's finally eating. Rats would be more suited here just purely because of the size and weight that they get to. |
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