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prey should be just bit bigger than she around at her biggest point or if she is 400 grams then about 40 grams how ever you wanna look at it
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771subliminal
prey should be just bit bigger than she around at her biggest point or if she is 400 grams then about 40 grams how ever you wanna look at it
Yeah, 10-15% of snake's body weight every 5-7 days is rule of thumb while they are still growing.
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Even if it just looks awfully big for her head size? I guess I underestimate her but I feel like her little head just cant do it. I guess two smaller prey wouldnt hurt. Ive been feeding her two adult mice, so thats about 40 grams. Ok, I feel better :)
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Oh yes, their heads can definitely take a mouse. :)
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you'd be shocked wat there head can take in
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Their heads have nothing to do with sizing prey. They can take more than you think.
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Well, I was going to answer. (wow, a question "I" could answer!).
But someone already said 10-15% of body weight. It's worked for us. There has been a time or two my wife panicked, as it took two tries for her BP to swallow the rat!
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Well she does fine with the large mice, its moving on to a weaned rat im afraid of. But 10-15% of her weight is 40-60 grams, and the rats are 50...but I think I'll feed the two mice maybe one more time before trying a rat...just to be on the safe side :) I dont want her to 'splode or anything. Im just so afraid im going to do something wrong. Lol
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MsPrada
Well she does fine with the large mice, its moving on to a weaned rat im afraid of. But 10-15% of her weight is 40-60 grams, and the rats are 50...but I think I'll feed the two mice maybe one more time before trying a rat...just to be on the safe side :) I dont want her to 'splode or anything. Im just so afraid im going to do something wrong. Lol
she can take a 50g rat no problem :) she won't explode :)