Hi guys im just wondering how you feed your royals?
Do you feed on sets days or do you wait for them to be hungry?
usually i feed every wednesday, but im wondering if it would be better to wait an extra day or 2 each week so that he doesnt get lazy lol and actually hunts (so to speak)
he isnt ready to go up to a 14 day feeding regime yet
more than anything it would be nice to see him rather than him hiding away in his caves lol
1.0.0 Lesser - Helios 2.0.0 Normal - George & Kairo 1.0.0 Mojave - Bolt 0.1.0 Mojave - Roxi 1.0.0 Leopard Gecko - Leo 0.0.1 Crocodile gecko - Pheonix
0 - 400g - feed every 5 days 400-800g - every 7 days 800-1200g - every 10 days 1200g+ - every 14 days
Feed 10/15% of snake's weight.
But - you have a spare rat a day or two ahead of schedule? So feed it to a handy snake. (Only I wouldn't feed LESS than 5 days apart for even the smallest snake as I reckon they need that 5 days to digest. And if the snake's feed has been anticipated by more than a day or so, then delay the next feed accordingly - you don't want an overfed snake.)
Conversely, if I had to delay feeding for a day or two, no harm. It will be fine.
Obviously hygiene checks and water changes still need to be carried out.
I can normally tell when mine are hungry, They come out for a stroll around the viv with a lot more menace in their stride. This is normally between 6 and 8 days between feeds.
1.1.0 Pastal Ball 1.0.0 Normal Ball aged 7(ish) 0.1.0 Normal Ball aged 7(ish)
It is amazing how they can go for so long with no real loss in weight. I guess thats the nature of the beast so to speak, where food is often difficult to find so they know how to cut down.
1.1.0 Pastal Ball 1.0.0 Normal Ball aged 7(ish) 0.1.0 Normal Ball aged 7(ish)
Feeding schedule
Posted - 31/01/2012 : 23:55:24
