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  • 04-23-2010, 09:28 PM
    EdShal
    Am I over feeding this female?
    I got them in January-2010.
    Both Female & Male weight in Jan were 42-grams.

    Now, in April. (Weighted them yesterday)
    Male = 64-grams.
    Female = 94-grams.

    Am i overfeeding the female, she even looks fat. Im cutting her feeding to 1 meal and every 7-days now.
    i feed them in between 5-7 days. Males gets 1 meal, and offer him a 2nd but usually refuse. The female eats 2 all the time.

    The Male.
    http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-..._2122712_n.jpg
    The Female.
    http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-..._2217430_n.jpg
    Together.
    http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-..._3529869_n.jpg
  • 04-24-2010, 11:50 AM
    Michelle.C
    Re: Am I over feeding this female?
    She's way too fat...it's just outright abuse, send her to me. :D

    Seriously, I'd cut back. I only feed hatchling colubrids every five days and never a double meal. When they get to be a nice weight, cut them back to a regular feeding schedule. You could even give her one appropriately sized rodent every five days, but I wouldn't give her two every five days. She's starting to look a little...."fluffy". :P
  • 04-24-2010, 07:39 PM
    Foschi Exotic Serpents
    Re: Am I over feeding this female?
    Shes got fat cheeks! :P

    I dont know much about hog nosed but she sure is cute either way!
  • 04-24-2010, 09:33 PM
    EdShal
    Re: Am I over feeding this female?
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Michelle.C View Post
    She's way too fat...it's just outright abuse, send her to me. :D

    Seriously, I'd cut back. I only feed hatchling colubrids every five days and never a double meal. When they get to be a nice weight, cut them back to a regular feeding schedule. You could even give her one appropriately sized rodent every five days, but I wouldn't give her two every five days. She's starting to look a little...."fluffy". :P


    Thanks for the advice.
    i'll cut back and feed her every 7-days instead of 5-days & 1 smaller size meal instead of 2. :please:
  • 04-25-2010, 02:11 AM
    Minja777
    Re: Am I over feeding this female?
    Awww I love hoggies , cute :) chubby or not lol
  • 04-25-2010, 12:56 PM
    Oroborous
    Re: Am I over feeding this female?
    She is so cute, I love em chubby like that, lol!:oops:
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