Vote for BP.Net for the 2013 Forum of the Year! Click here for more info.

» Site Navigation

» Home
 > FAQ

» Online Users: 667

0 members and 667 guests
No Members online
Most users ever online was 47,180, 07-16-2025 at 05:30 PM.

» Today's Birthdays

None

» Stats

Members: 75,909
Threads: 249,113
Posts: 2,572,174
Top Poster: JLC (31,651)
Welcome to our newest member, KoreyBuchanan

A thing I learned.

Printable View

  • 10-15-2006, 08:36 AM
    stangs13
    Re: A thing I learned.
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by ECLARK
    Stangs, little buddy. sometimes, before you speak or write in this case. think to yourself....will I improve upon the silence. :)


    ___________
    ED


    I thought i would ...sorry.:(
  • 10-15-2006, 10:09 AM
    tigerlily
    Re: A thing I learned.
    How exactly can you measure the rate of digestion at home? Or the faster growth? Or are you just eyeballing it?
  • 10-15-2006, 10:21 AM
    stangs13
    Re: A thing I learned.
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by tigerlily
    How exactly can you measure the rate of digestion at home? Or the faster growth? Or are you just eyeballing it?

    basicly yes....lol...But im not the only one see...she just told me it works so i tried it...im to golible.(sp)
  • 10-15-2006, 10:26 AM
    steveo
    Re: A thing I learned.
    Sorry dude but i wouldnt put too much into the cut mouse thing. Ive heard about it numerous times and theres no proof to back it up .
    As have been said already you cant prove anything with just 2 weeks of observation its take a good couple years at least with various groups , also id say that the cut mice would have to be the same size and weight to compare each snakes digestion/growth rate - ie one snake eating the normal way and the other snake eating a cut mouse of the same size and weight as the uncut mouse and compare each snakes growth over a few years , and even then all snakes grow at different rates anyway even if the same species are fed exactly the same times and with same food items , so even then you cant prove they are growing faster by eating cut mice .
  • 10-15-2006, 10:30 AM
    stangs13
    Re: A thing I learned.
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by steveo
    Sorry dude but i wouldnt put too much into the cut mouse thing. Ive heard about it numerous times and theres no proof to back it up .
    As have been said already you cant prove anything with just 2 weeks of observation its take a good couple years at least with various groups , also id say that the cut mice would have to be the same size and weight to compare each snakes digestion/growth rate - ie one snake eating the normal way and the other snake eating a cut mouse of the same size and weight as the uncut mouse and compare each snakes growth over a few years , and even then all snakes grow at different rates anyway even if the same species are fed exactly the same times and with same food items , so even then you cant prove they are growing faster by eating cut mice .

    \
    Thanks!
    But I have tried it in over 2 weeks. I dont know where you get that.....I guess I will stop then!:carrot:
  • 10-15-2006, 10:36 AM
    steveo
    Re: A thing I learned.
    Sorry if my ealier post sounded abit rude lol , it wasnt meant to be :)
    i cant see feeding them like this would cause any harm as a lot of mice do pop when they eat them.
    im just abit old fashioned and feed my snake the tried and tested way :)
  • 10-15-2006, 10:52 AM
    stangs13
    Re: A thing I learned.
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by steveo
    Sorry if my ealier post sounded abit rude lol , it wasnt meant to be :)
    i cant see feeding them like this would cause any harm as a lot of mice do pop when they eat them.
    im just abit old fashioned and feed my snake the tried and tested way :)

    Not rude at all!

    Nah, it doesnt do any harm. I just wanted to try what a friend gave me to try....lol.:carrot: Not to metion it saves me some time by not cutting them.
  • 10-15-2006, 11:09 AM
    jason221
    Re: A thing I learned.
    I did it with my corn snake for a few months... I got bored with cutting them (LOL), so I stopped. I didn't notice any difference in growth rates, but I only did it for a little while, and I have nothing to compare against. :P
  • 10-15-2006, 11:20 AM
    stangs13
    Re: A thing I learned.
    Atleast im not alone LOL!!
  • 10-15-2006, 11:27 AM
    tigerlily
    Re: A thing I learned.
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by stangs13
    basicly yes....lol...But im not the only one see...she just told me it works so i tried it...im to golible.(sp)

    You do realize that that's about as scientific as me saying - my snake has greater growth rates when I hop on one foot and give a good chin rub, than when I stand on my head and tickle the tail. :rolleyes:

    Sorry but it sounds hokey to me. ;)
Powered by vBadvanced CMPS v4.2.1