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sandi
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Posted - 28/07/2011 :  18:53:26  Show Profile  Visit sandi's Homepage  Reply with Quote
Florence is over 910g (need to do a weigh in but waiting on a poo), she is eating large weaners easily and i reckon she could go up a size to small rats. The weaners are not amounting to 10% of her weight but I'm not sure what a small rat would weigh. They look mighty big compared to what she currently eats though so I'm a bit wary of making the change.

Anybody else feeding small rats? any probs?

She is being a voracious feeder at the mo so this could be the best time to make the jump.

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Posted - 28/07/2011 :  18:58:18  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Yes! She'll cope fine!


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sandi
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Posted - 29/07/2011 :  21:09:22  Show Profile  Visit sandi's Homepage  Reply with Quote
I'm off to the shops then!!!

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Lotabob
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Posted - 29/07/2011 :  21:23:41  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Duke is a small rat kinda snake. Does just fine, he's not long away from the next size up.


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reptilemadd
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Posted - 30/07/2011 :  13:05:24  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
I know what you mean about the rat sizes Sandi, the last weaner I gave cerb was only 34g but even that looked to big, so when I weighed him and found out he was 450g empty I thought I best trade up, anyway gave him a 45g weaner last night and even though it's only 10% of his body weight, it didn't half look big for him, that was untill he stretched that tiny neck of his and swallowed it no problem lol..........

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Edited by - reptilemadd on 30/07/2011 13:07:10
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sandi
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Posted - 30/07/2011 :  19:26:04  Show Profile  Visit sandi's Homepage  Reply with Quote
Hmm, the last weaner i weighed was 65grams and it didnt touch the sides! She must be up for a small rat then i guess!
Boris is on medium rats but will go up to large next week as they are clearly not putting a bulge in his tum anymore either.

Feel like im being eaten out of house and home!

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