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Kickboxer
Snake Mite

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Posted - 05/02/2010 :  15:58:43  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
My normal royal is on adult mice. Would it be better to feed her rats?

sexychef
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Posted - 05/02/2010 :  16:19:50  Show Profile  Click to see sexychef's MSN Messenger address  Reply with Quote
yes rats are better for royals.



1.0.0 western hognose 1.1.0 royals 2.1.0 corn snake
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Blackecho
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Posted - 05/02/2010 :  16:31:07  Show Profile  Click to see Blackecho's MSN Messenger address  Send Blackecho a Yahoo! Message  Reply with Quote
Rats



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Kickboxer
Snake Mite

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Posted - 06/02/2010 :  08:34:25  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Why are rats better? would she not go off her food changing over? or be to full and not eat?
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jesse1986
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Posted - 06/02/2010 :  11:30:34  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Kickboxer

Why are rats better? would she not go off her food changing over? or be to full and not eat?


Theres more nutrition in a growing rat than a full grown mouse. I noticed a massive growth increase when i started feeding Rats instead of mice!!! Also Royals quickly outgrow Mice and need a larger meal. So you would have to feed 2-3 mice where you could be feeding one rat!!! Its not essential to switch straight away. You should make sure they are feeding well on the mice first and then slowly introduce a rat here and there. If you are lucky after a few feeds she will be happy to make the switch. After all its better to switch BEFORE she outgrows the mice by whitch time its gonna be really hard to make the switch (old dogs, new tricks n all that) :D

Edited by - jesse1986 on 06/02/2010 11:34:40
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Blackecho
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Posted - 06/02/2010 :  12:40:41  Show Profile  Click to see Blackecho's MSN Messenger address  Send Blackecho a Yahoo! Message  Reply with Quote
Yes, a fully grown Royal could take a 1x250g rat or 6x40g mice?

Much easier (and significantly cheaper) to feed 1 item.



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Gingerpony
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Posted - 06/02/2010 :  22:01:47  Show Profile  Click to see Gingerpony's MSN Messenger address  Reply with Quote
and more nutritionally appropriate for the snake too...........

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