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# of Mice to Feed

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  • 03-21-2009, 10:53 PM
    sekaiNdobes
    # of Mice to Feed
    First I must start off by DANCING!

    :banana::banana::banana:

    My male has eaten for the first time in 5 months! Tonight he took two midsize mice (apologies, I forgot to weigh them - but they were adult females, I know that means nothing without a weight, sorry. ). He was eating one small rat once a week when he went off his feed.

    Tonight has shown me that he'll take multiple mice. He is a 550g snake, he lost 50g over the past five months.

    So, my question is... how many mice should I offer to him next week?

    Thank you in advance!

    And since I haven't posted a photo of him in a loooong time... here he is. :)

    http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1.../cIMG_5223.jpg
  • 03-21-2009, 11:18 PM
    llovelace
    Re: # of Mice to Feed
    55g-82g worth of mice that's 10-15% of his body weight, but I'd stick with 10% until he's feeding regularly again
  • 03-21-2009, 11:28 PM
    sekaiNdobes
    Re: # of Mice to Feed
    Thanks, greatly appreciated!

    I'm hoping this is a trend, and not just a fluke.... he was such a strong feeder until I switched him to rats. He's never taken rats as enthusiastically as mice, but I was always afraid he wouldn't take multiple prey items. Guess I was wrong. ;)
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