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CoN
Yearling
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 30/09/2010 : 22:22:57
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Hi peeps.
I need advise on a snake lacking muscle tone. I bought my normal Royal from a pet shop X in July (she was born beginning of Jun). I recently bought my Albino female from Darren from Crystal palace (Awesome snake)
Darren told me the Albino was born mid Aug.
Ok now, when I got home I saw a big difference between the two Royals.
My Albino which is almost 2 months older then my Normal is MUCH bigger then my Normal. How can I put this it looks like the Albino has much more muscle tone(feeling firm) than my Normal (looking bloated and squishy like Kevin McCurly would say) .
(I saw one day at pet shop X that they feed their Royals pinkie mice they're the same age as mine!!!! And today went there to get fruit flies for my spider lings and saw their royals are still looking like hatch lings!!)
Now my concern is will my Normal Royal eventually build up that muscle tone and feel as firm as the Albino?
Many thanks. |
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1.1.0 Heterodon nasicus (Western Hognose)
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Posted - 30/09/2010 : 22:37:53
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There are few ways you can get your royal toned up (I was about to write 'snake' there but it looked very rude! )
Depends on individual, and of course on snake's state of health, which I'm assuming is fine; some snakes like to swim, some like climbing stairs if you have them ... other people may have good ideas. I like to provide climbing branches/reptivine, the same as I do for my corns, who have great muscle tone (though I say it myself). My new royal's quite a climber. There is also the good old 'armchair walkies', says she feelingly after wearing a corn snake in her semi-dreadlocks half the night - thought I'd never get her out!
It does depend on the snake - they are all different, and of course some are more outgoing than others. Hope you have some success. All the best! |
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Blackecho
Royal Python Admin
United Kingdom
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Posted - 01/10/2010 : 07:50:13
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| As long as you're now feeding it properly it will be fine. |
 
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anatess
Sub Adult
USA
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Posted - 03/10/2010 : 06:20:09
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Pinky mice is too small even for a brand new hatchling. Hatchlings usually start out at fuzzy mice or pinky rats.
Muscle tone in royals is not developed through "exercise". They don't move much. It's made by proper prey item and size.
So feed your royal properly and he should start to improve. |
        
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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Lack of mussle tone.
