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delterflier
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Posted - 31/12/2011 :  17:00:18  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
well last night/this morning drogo finaly took his first rat after being fed mice all of his life no ushaly he will not be seen for 48 hours but now only ac few hours later hes out and about asking for walkies lol

could it be a weener rat was not enough as he ushaly has a xl mouse and hes still hungery?

cherrs john

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Posted - 31/12/2011 :  17:24:18  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Congrats on getting him on to rats! A medium weaner, according to one of my suppliers, is the same weight as an XL mouse, but weaner weights do vary from supplier to supplier, I know.

He may be ready to move up a size in food - a quick way to judge by eye is to select a rat whose girth is no bigger than the snake's.

Otherwise Blackecho's feeding according to weight guide is good -

0-400g, feed every 5 days
400-800g - feed every 7 days
800-1200g - every 10 days
1200g+ - every 14 days

Feed 10/15% of the snake's bodyweight.

Hope this helps. Even if he does need a larger prey size, I would leave him for now, and just give him a larger meal on his next feeding day.


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