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JanieW
Old Royal - I Post too much!
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 16/01/2012 : 09:32:50
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I need some advice 
Fea is possibly a little slimmer than Slinky but he is taking medium mice with very little effort..from strike to swallowed around 8 mins.
Slinky on the other hand, although he hasn't refused a feed, swallows it evetually, he seems to struggle. He coils with no problem but after he finds an end, quite often the wrong end lol he takes ages to actually swallow it down.
Then he goes still when most of the mouse is down, leaning backwards, and once lost his balance and fell backwards!
That scared the hell outta me, the process can take an hour and he's only on small mice.
For his size he should be on mediums, or a fuzzy rat, is this unusual or quite normal?
Hopefully i'm worrying for nothing. |
Peoples Of Middle Earth:
Bert (Staffy) , named after Tolkien's stone Troll
Popeye, African Grey
Gimli (Son Of Gloin), Baby Beardie
Slinky, Baby Royal Python
Fëanor..Baby Mexican Common Boa
Casper 2011 Male Ghost Corn Snake **RIP**
Hoard of Orcs (Dubia Roach Colony)
Pearl & Ivory--African Giant Albino Land Snails
Ra, Taiwanese Beauty Snake
Henry, Western Hognose *Missing*
Pippin, Coastal X Diamond Carpet Python
Elanor, Pastel Royal
Timmy, Western Hognose
Flake, Calico male royal, Eowyn, Arabesque Boa |
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Kelfezond
The bearded one
United Kingdom
4803 Posts |
Posted - 16/01/2012 : 10:42:36
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| That's normal enough, Pandora is massive and old and still takes an eternity to eat, Angel is always falling over while eating but I put that down to her being spider and cleo takes ages to eaat too, often from the wrong end. They're just dumb animals lol |
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JanieW
Old Royal - I Post too much!
United Kingdom
2279 Posts |
Posted - 16/01/2012 : 11:32:25
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lmao Kelf!
So he'd be fine moving up to mediums? |
Peoples Of Middle Earth:
Bert (Staffy) , named after Tolkien's stone Troll
Popeye, African Grey
Gimli (Son Of Gloin), Baby Beardie
Slinky, Baby Royal Python
Fëanor..Baby Mexican Common Boa
Casper 2011 Male Ghost Corn Snake **RIP**
Hoard of Orcs (Dubia Roach Colony)
Pearl & Ivory--African Giant Albino Land Snails
Ra, Taiwanese Beauty Snake
Henry, Western Hognose *Missing*
Pippin, Coastal X Diamond Carpet Python
Elanor, Pastel Royal
Timmy, Western Hognose
Flake, Calico male royal, Eowyn, Arabesque Boa |
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Kelfezond
The bearded one
United Kingdom
4803 Posts |
Posted - 16/01/2012 : 11:38:09
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| Hard to tell over the internet, just use BE's feeding guide of 10%-15% snakes bodyweight for food that's what I always use, long as the rat isn't any wider than the snakes body it should be fine :) |
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JanieW
Old Royal - I Post too much!
United Kingdom
2279 Posts |
Posted - 16/01/2012 : 11:41:14
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Thank you :)
Yea he's a chubby little snake 440g last night, empty before his mouse. He better eat the rest of his smalls lol then on to mediums. |
Peoples Of Middle Earth:
Bert (Staffy) , named after Tolkien's stone Troll
Popeye, African Grey
Gimli (Son Of Gloin), Baby Beardie
Slinky, Baby Royal Python
Fëanor..Baby Mexican Common Boa
Casper 2011 Male Ghost Corn Snake **RIP**
Hoard of Orcs (Dubia Roach Colony)
Pearl & Ivory--African Giant Albino Land Snails
Ra, Taiwanese Beauty Snake
Henry, Western Hognose *Missing*
Pippin, Coastal X Diamond Carpet Python
Elanor, Pastel Royal
Timmy, Western Hognose
Flake, Calico male royal, Eowyn, Arabesque Boa |
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