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    Feeding 2 mice at the time..

    well i tried this 2day because i didnt feel like driving 20 minutes just to get a rat so i got 2 mice from a close by petshop.. i threw both in at the same time.. my BP ate one n then ate the other.. is this how i should always do it? or should i let it eat one n then throw the next one in

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    Re: Feeding 2 mice at the same time..

    I would say feed 1 then wait till that one is dead, swallowed and your snake is crawling around flicking his/her tongue. Thats how I feed when I feed multiples.
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    Re: Feeding 2 mice at the same time..

    I would never throw two in at the same time. I throw one in, wait to until its down, and unless he heads off to his hide, i throw in another. This gos on until i reach three mice, because I have a limit for him
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    Re: Feeding 2 mice at the time..

    Quote Originally Posted by 51-50 Python View Post
    well i tried this 2day because i didnt feel like driving 20 minutes just to get a rat so i got 2 mice from a close by petshop.. i threw both in at the same time.. my BP ate one n then ate the other.. is this how i should always do it? or should i let it eat one n then throw the next one in
    Are you feeding live or F/T. If live, I would say feed one at a time, so while the other mouse is waiting to be a meal, he doesn't potentially injure your snake. If F/T, it shouldn't matter.
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    Re: Feeding 2 mice at the time..

    Is this a double post? I could haave sworn I read more posts and posted in this thread five minutes ago...
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    Re: Feeding 2 mice at the time..

    If my big girl will eat 2 I always feed her live one at a time.

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    Re: Feeding 2 mice at the time..

    Quote Originally Posted by Beardedragon View Post
    Is this a double post? I could haave sworn I read more posts and posted in this thread five minutes ago...

    I merged the two threads now.

    To the OP - you NEVER put two live prey items in with the snake at the same time. Let it constrict and consume the first one, get it down and re-align its jaw - THEN introduce the next prey item. Be prepared to house the mouse for a full week if your snake refuses the second.

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    Re: Feeding 2 mice at the time..

    Quote Originally Posted by rabernet View Post
    I merged the two threads now.

    To the OP - you NEVER put two live prey items in with the snake at the same time. Let it constrict and consume the first one, get it down and re-align its jaw - THEN introduce the next prey item. Be prepared to house the mouse for a full week if your snake refuses the second.
    when i asked that question at the pet store where i bought my snake, they freaked out and told me to not even feed two prey items at the same time since the likelyhood of the snake regurgitating is very high, if you feed two separate items in one feeding

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    Re: Feeding 2 mice at the time..

    Quote Originally Posted by Igor View Post
    when i asked that question at the pet store where i bought my snake, they freaked out and told me to not even feed two prey items at the same time since the likelyhood of the snake regurgitating is very high, if you feed two separate items in one feeding
    Consider the source...

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    Re: Feeding 2 mice at the time..

    Quote Originally Posted by rabernet View Post
    Consider the source...
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