Feeding Question

Mine is about 55g and near 2ft long. He's been on fuzzies since I got him, one a week.

So should I switch to feeding a few pinkies instead of one fuzzy? If so, how many pinkies per feeding?

No don;t go to pinks on a snake that size. If he';s eating fuzzies keep with the fuzzies. If it's FT or prekilled, try cutting them on the back several times. I usually snip 3 or 4 V shapes through the skin on the back before feeding. Might help get a quicker feeding response, and the cutting definitely helps them digest faster and grow faster.

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Originally Posted by Jay_Bunny

Zim is on f/t fuzzies. He has never refused a meal since I got him on December 5th, 2007. He gets one fuzzy every 7-10 days. His last fuzzy was on March 10th, 2007. I just fed him about 10 min ago a fuzzy and Zim is being very odd tonight.

I weighed him before feeding him. He is now 55 grams. When I took him out, he was very active and was in no mood to be held. After putting him back in his tank, he got his fuzzy and he took a few minutes to eat it, but got it down fine.

Temps in the tank are currently 75 on cool and 84 on warm. He is roaming around the tank after his meal. I know this can be a sign of stress, so now I'm kind of worried. He's gone in 2 out of 3 of his hides, then leaves them and continues to roam the cage. Could it be that he's still hungry, or is this something else?

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Your snake could still be hungry but you don't have to fill him up all the way.... what you can do is feed two fuzzies a week (the smallest ones you have) and this should fill him up. If he is still roaming his cage he'll be fine. snakes can go a long time without food so just keep feeding him his normal food size maybe move up to two fuzzies a week and he'll be fine either way.