Re: Ordering food online..
It's sort of a guessing job, either you will end up with too many of the smaller items and have to feed two (do NOT feed three!) or not have enough of the bigger items and so on -- Being that shipping is the vast majority of the cost, I'd get whatever you can afford and lean towards the larger sizes... Snakes can pound down things far larger than you'd expect, within reason of course.
Re: Ordering food online..
wouldn't feeding multiple prey like that be too hard on the snake's digestive system and cause a regurgitation? just curious...
Re: Ordering food online..
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Originally Posted by
mommanessy247
wouldn't feeding multiple prey like that be too hard on the snake's digestive system and cause a regurgitation? just curious...
I have never experienced a regurge for any reason in my collection.
I'm not saying I'm feeding 2-3 appropriately sized items, I'm feeding multiple smaller items that equal one regular sized rodent for that snake.
I wouldn't feed an adult 2-3 small or medium rats every sitting (but if i had an excess of weaned rats I'd feed 2-3 of those). But if a 300 or 400 gram baby wants a few hoppers they can have them.
As long as the animal has access to appropriate temperatures to digest I can't see a problem occurring.
Re: Ordering food online..
If only feeding one (or even a few) it doesn't make sense to me to order on-line and pay the shipping costs. There has to be a local reptile show, rodent breeder, local pet shop that can provide you with the quantity that you need and save you money.
Re: Ordering food online..
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Originally Posted by
JayCee
If only feeding one (or even a few) it doesn't make sense to me to order on-line and pay the shipping costs. There has to be a local reptile show, rodent breeder, local pet shop that can provide you with the quantity that you need and save you money.
Does driving burning gas not factor into the shipping cost. Not everyone lives close to shows or breeders. pet shops prices will have overhead on them.
No matter how it adds up bulk ordering online is cheapest route unless you local to a breeder and can buy frozen in bulk.