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Rosie
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 Posted - 09/09/2008 : 17:13:17
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Below are some charts regarding food sizes for mice and rats, there are pictures and below the information charts, the information going from top to bottom tallies to the pictures from right to left (smallest to largest).
Each individual has their own way of feeding and royals vary greatly when it comes to feeding habbits but generally royal hatchlings are starte don rat pups for a few months and then worked onto rat weaners for a further 6-9 months and gradually worked up to adult rats. This is a general guide and vaires greatly as some royals grow a lot faster and eat more and so can therefore be moved up a size food, some struggle with food sizes and will hold back on smaller food for longer periods. You will learn to know what your royal wants/needs and what he/she can handle eating.
If your royal doesnt like rats then the chart shows the equivalent in mice although it is recommended to try and wean your royal onto rats from an early age as they are more nutritional for them and royals tend to be awkward to wean off mice.
here are the charts. hope this can be of some help to people.
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matty18714
Royal Python Moderator
United Kingdom
2016 Posts |
Posted - 09/09/2008 : 17:37:37
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| looks yummy, nice charts |
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dazb
Royal Python Moderator
United Kingdom
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Posted - 09/09/2008 : 18:41:50
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| Cool charts... |
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saddleninja
Yearling
United Kingdom
268 Posts |
Posted - 09/09/2008 : 20:11:12
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| interesting |
1 amel
1 okeette
2 normals
1 rosy rat x
3 royals
1 cali king
1 publean milk
1 yemen chameleon
2 orange spotted agamas
1 colombian rainbow boa
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Blackecho
Royal Python Admin
United Kingdom
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Posted - 09/09/2008 : 20:40:05
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| Very good, the only problem being that if you go from one pet shop to another, they classify things slightly differently. |
 
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saddleninja
Yearling
United Kingdom
268 Posts |
Posted - 09/09/2008 : 23:18:33
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| yes i`ve noticed that went to one shop to get large once, what she gave me looked like they had only just started growing hair, so i asked sarcasticly are these adult russian dwarf mice, which she replied i don`t know they just come in bags |
1 amel
1 okeette
2 normals
1 rosy rat x
3 royals
1 cali king
1 publean milk
1 yemen chameleon
2 orange spotted agamas
1 colombian rainbow boa
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matty18714
Royal Python Moderator
United Kingdom
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Posted - 10/09/2008 : 17:31:12
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| I have just bought some small rats, they were 4 and half inches from top to tail |
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matty18714
Royal Python Moderator
United Kingdom
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Posted - 10/09/2008 : 19:33:54
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I have just been to feed Zavvi but i think the food item may be too big? can it hurt her if it is? It looks the same width as her, but i would rather be safe:
sorry about the pic, i was in a hurry
Edit - the rat is in the bag at the bottom |
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Blackecho
Royal Python Admin
United Kingdom
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Posted - 10/09/2008 : 19:57:23
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| Sure it will be fine if the same width. |
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matty18714
Royal Python Moderator
United Kingdom
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Posted - 10/09/2008 : 19:57:55
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| First feeding time nerves, im hoping to video it. i will feed her now |
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Blackecho
Royal Python Admin
United Kingdom
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Posted - 10/09/2008 : 20:05:47
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| Good luck. |
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matty18714
Royal Python Moderator
United Kingdom
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Posted - 10/09/2008 : 20:28:49
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Went down a treat  i will make a thread |
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Rosie
Yearling
United Kingdom
113 Posts |
Posted - 10/09/2008 : 20:50:03
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| matty thats great but it looked a little big for your royal. how did he/she take it? |
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Blackecho
Royal Python Admin
United Kingdom
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Posted - 10/09/2008 : 20:53:01
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Good news Matty, that should calm the nerves  |
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matty18714
Royal Python Moderator
United Kingdom
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Posted - 10/09/2008 : 20:53:07
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| she took it slowly (around 7-8mins), but it went down. She seems fine. Shes roaming her rub at the moment. It was a good strike, im trying to put the video up but its come out really dark and i dont know how to edit it. |
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dazb
Royal Python Moderator
United Kingdom
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Posted - 10/09/2008 : 20:57:06
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| glad she has eaten for you. did look a little long. |
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