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feeding help update
the hopper we got is 29 grams. our snake weights 132 grams. is the hopper to big? heres some pix below... THANKS
http://i389.photobucket.com/albums/o...e21/photo3.jpg
http://i389.photobucket.com/albums/o...e21/photo2.jpg
http://i389.photobucket.com/albums/o...e21/photo1.jpg
sharpie is just to show his size. its a jumbo sharpie
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DID you watch the video link i posted on your same topic?
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Yes, the hopper is a little on the big side for your snake, but it's not something that it wouldn't be able to handle. If I were you I'd go ahead and feed it to the snake, and either find slightly smaller feeders for the next feeding, or do the next feeding in 10-14 days instead of the usual 5-7 because you're feeding slightly larger than average prey items.
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Re: feeding help update
As a general rule of thumb.... 10-15% of your snakes weight is what their prey should weigh. If you don't have a scale, prey should be no bigger than the widest part of your bp. You should just see "chubby" where rodent is after a meal. Not unnoticable, not I can make out the whole rat.
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It's a little on the big side...I really like that snake
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That mouse is fine for your snake. My two week old pastel het clowns are on rats. My female went from a adult mouse now on ween rat. My boy went from adult mouse to small rat (totally proud of him) my boy! And, there both only 140-150 g now maybe 145-150g. But, it's only been two week's since I've had them.
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Isn't that the same picture you posted in the other thread where you asked the same question? Did you think you were going to get a different answer in this thread?
My answer is still the same. No, I would personally not feed that rat to that snake.
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Re: feeding help update
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Originally Posted by Slim
Isn't that the same picture you posted in the other thread where you asked the same question? Did you think you were going to get a different answer in this thread?
My answer is still the same. No, I would personally not feed that rat to that snake.
x2 That is NOT a hopper mouse. A hopper is 8-12g. 29g qualifies as a large/extra large adult mouse. Yes, he can technically take it, but I would switch to small rat pups (20g or so) - after letting him digest for 10 days, if you're set on feeding that.
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Ahhhh, I just realized that's a mouse not a rat. He threw me off with the whole "hopper" thing. Still, I wouldn't feed that snake anything that large. There's just no up side to it, and there are some possible down sides...
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Re: feeding help update
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Originally Posted by Slim
Ahhhh, I just realized that's a mouse not a rat. He threw me off with the whole "hopper" thing. Still, I wouldn't feed that snake anything that large. There's just no up side to it, and there are some possible down sides...
I totally agree with you here Slim. Nothing good can come from feeding to large of a prey item. Can it be done, yes. Should it, no.
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