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pablo
Hatchling

United Kingdom
55 Posts

Posted - 09/08/2009 :  21:52:58  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Straight in the water!!!


Finally got his head out


But backwards?!?!?! (Fool)


Didn't seem to matter though!


lee2308
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 09/08/2009 :  22:57:43  Show Profile  Click to see lee2308's MSN Messenger address  Reply with Quote
good news,looks like it could take a bigger meal from the pics or it could just be the angle

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pablo
Hatchling

United Kingdom
55 Posts

Posted - 09/08/2009 :  23:42:14  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
I did think that, but the guy in the shop said that was plenty!?!?!? (respectful shop from the DS) No names no pack drill (at this time)

But I will feed 2 at a time until they are gone (do you think?)


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boze
Yearling

United Kingdom
408 Posts

Posted - 10/08/2009 :  10:50:05  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Congrats!!! Its a great feeling


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0.0.1. Western Hognose (Spiderman)

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Originally posted by ruxpin64
I'm so happy I may lay on my back and pee in the air like a baby!

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Blackecho
Royal Python Admin

United Kingdom
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Posted - 10/08/2009 :  10:58:13  Show Profile  Click to see Blackecho's MSN Messenger address  Send Blackecho a Yahoo! Message  Reply with Quote
Glad to see him eating, but as above, just looks like a light snack, what is it? A mouse pinky or a very small rat pup?



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Remmy
Sub Adult

United Kingdom
642 Posts

Posted - 10/08/2009 :  17:42:22  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Good news with the feed. Does look a bit small, looks like it could have slid straight down.

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pablo
Hatchling

United Kingdom
55 Posts

Posted - 10/08/2009 :  19:14:22  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Thanks for the thoughts,

I did think that they seemed a bit small (but 10yrs out of the game appears to have clouded my judgement!)

BE. They are mouse pinkies. Would it be worth seeing if he'll take 2? Or just bin them and get some rat pups?

Paul


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wolfspirit
Old Royal - I Post too much!

United Kingdom
5741 Posts

Posted - 10/08/2009 :  21:55:55  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
love that second shot, its really cool..



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now and make a brand new ending."
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kashie
Sub Adult

United Kingdom
567 Posts

Posted - 11/08/2009 :  11:30:34  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
give him two till they are gone - and get bigger next time.



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Robert
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Posted - 14/08/2009 :  11:44:33  Show Profile  Visit Robert's Homepage  Reply with Quote
It's always such a relief when they take their first meal, I've had mine nearly 4 weeks now and she is feeding regularly, you do get anxious though when you read about them being fickle feeders so it's always good to see the first feed happen and then to be reassured with the next feed :)she's really putting weight on now :)


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pablo
Hatchling

United Kingdom
55 Posts

Posted - 15/08/2009 :  08:39:57  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Second feed done now!! (Yay). Thursday afternoon took two mice after several over eager strikes and misses at the first one which he managed to throw in to his hide!!!! I couldn't get it back as he was in feeding mode and everything warm was a target. Got the second one no problems, then about 5minsb later found the other one and ate that.

Went out that night and came back to find him all wrinkley and shedding on his head (found a piece of skin with eye caps) no change yesterday but got up for work this morning and found two large pieces of skin in amongst the plant!!!! (Yay) will check tonite to make sure it all came off, but so far so good.

Oh and the size of the poo yesterday!!!!! Good Grief! How does one so small produce so much?!?!?!?!?

1st feed


2nd one


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dazb
Royal Python Moderator

United Kingdom
2847 Posts

Posted - 15/08/2009 :  09:15:02  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
A hatchling royal can take a medium mouse as a first feed, so mice pinkys are a very small meal for him. I would also swap straight on to rat pups...



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pablo
Hatchling

United Kingdom
55 Posts

Posted - 15/08/2009 :  09:28:05  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Hi Daz,

That's all been sorted now. I said earlier that I thought the shop were wrong when they said that pinkies is what he needed.

I have only a few left so we're going 2 at a time until they are gone.

I tried to get some rat pups for when they finish but they couldn't find them?!?!?!? So they did me 5 large mice for for a cheap

Pablo


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dazb
Royal Python Moderator

United Kingdom
2847 Posts

Posted - 15/08/2009 :  09:36:52  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Sorry Pablo, that will teach me for scanning through the thread and not reading it properly...



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pablo
Hatchling

United Kingdom
55 Posts

Posted - 15/08/2009 :  09:47:04  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
That's cool!!

It's still nice to see everybody gives the same advice!!!!


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Tim123
Snake Mite

United Kingdom
10 Posts

Posted - 15/08/2009 :  23:13:21  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
first timer fed my royal a pinkie and it was gone in seconds she/he is about 2 mounths old 18 inches long do you think i should give 2 at a time ???? and when i handle her/him the hairs on my arms seem to make her twitch and she pushes her nose onto my arm quite hard any advise PLEASE
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lee2308
Royal Python Moderator

United Kingdom
2597 Posts

Posted - 16/08/2009 :  23:51:54  Show Profile  Click to see lee2308's MSN Messenger address  Reply with Quote
hi tim,if you post in the general keeping section you will get a good response

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