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ann and lee
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Posted - 25/11/2008 :  22:02:19  Show Profile  Send ann and lee an AOL message
i have had ember for a few days now but am not sure what size rat to feed her , she is 3 years old and weighs just under 1500g i thought large rats but they look so big! can anyone help please??
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lee2308
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Posted - 25/11/2008 :  22:13:12  Show Profile  Click to see lee2308's MSN Messenger address
what has she been fed on before you got her?
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ann and lee
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Posted - 25/11/2008 :  22:14:09  Show Profile  Send ann and lee an AOL message
im not sure i was so excited to get her i forgot to ask!!
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lee2308
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Posted - 25/11/2008 :  22:18:30  Show Profile  Click to see lee2308's MSN Messenger address
if you can find out i found this table posted by rosie very useful, http://www.theroyalpython.co.uk/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=62
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ann and lee
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Posted - 25/11/2008 :  22:22:09  Show Profile  Send ann and lee an AOL message
thats great thankyou
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Blackecho
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Posted - 25/11/2008 :  22:25:43  Show Profile  Click to see Blackecho's MSN Messenger address  Send Blackecho a Yahoo! Message
A large rat sounds about right, what's the girth like in comparison to the snake?


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ann and lee
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Posted - 25/11/2008 :  22:27:19  Show Profile  Send ann and lee an AOL message
she is wider than the large mouse , is that wat u mean?
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lee2308
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Posted - 25/11/2008 :  22:39:22  Show Profile  Click to see lee2308's MSN Messenger address
im no expert but mine is on weaner rats at 8 months and weighing 250g,so as BE said at 3 years i would of thought that it would take a large rat ok,just buy one and compare the size to your snake.
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Edited by - lee2308 on 25/11/2008 22:40:24
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ann and lee
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Posted - 25/11/2008 :  22:40:20  Show Profile  Send ann and lee an AOL message
ok will do , thankyou
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Blackecho
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Posted - 25/11/2008 :  22:41:11  Show Profile  Click to see Blackecho's MSN Messenger address  Send Blackecho a Yahoo! Message
quote:
Originally posted by ann and lee

she is wider than the large mouse , is that wat u mean?


No, how does she compare to the rat.


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ann and lee
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Posted - 25/11/2008 :  22:46:10  Show Profile  Send ann and lee an AOL message
i think the large rat looks too big but im no expert , im so use to feeding my smaller royals though,
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