Re: Is it possible my snake is not nocturnal
So I was wrong he is about 24 inches I grabbed a ruler I guesstamated the 17 Inchs but still no weight. today is feeding day And based on the chart above I was thinking aboUt rat fuzzYs since they are a lil bigger and I will scent it with a rat. How does that sound :)
Re: Is it possible my snake is not nocturnal
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Bert Specht
So I was wrong he is about 24 inches I grabbed a ruler I guesstamated the 17 Inchs but still no weight. today is feeding day And based on the chart above I was thinking aboUt rat fuzzYs since they are a lil bigger and I will scent it with a rat. How does that sound :)
do you mean scent it with a mouse. And my babies from 5 and 6 month olds both eat small adult mice and are about as big as yours ( if it is indeed 24 inches) so a rat pup should be fine.
I too am switching to rats for the nutritional value just had to find the rats first.
Re: Is it possible my snake is not nocturnal
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pingure
do you mean scent it with a mouse. And my babies from 5 and 6 month olds both eat small adult mice and are about as big as yours ( if it is indeed 24 inches) so a rat pup should be fine.
I too am switching to rats for the nutritional value just had to find the rats first.
Yes scent with mouse. And he is not very wide though so when I go get the food a little later I will see what they look like I'n person and decide. Is it true your can't feed the snake food that is fatter then it?
Re: Is it possible my snake is not nocturnal
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Bert Specht
Yes scent with mouse. And he is not very wide though so when I go get the food a little later I will see what they look like I'n person and decide. Is it true your can't feed the snake food that is fatter then it?
The reason he is not very wide is because you are underfeeding. You CAN feed the snake food that is fatter than it! You should attempt to feed food that is AS fat. If you think that's what you were doing before you really need to get a scale and weigh the snake then weigh the prey. At this age rodents that are 10% to 15% as much as your snake is a good goal.
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Egapal
The reason he is not very wide is because you are underfeeding. You CAN feed the snake food that is fatter than it! You should attempt to feed food that is AS fat. If you think that's what you were doing before you really need to get a scale and weigh the snake then weigh the prey. At this age rodents that are 10% to 15% as much as your snake is a good goal.
Dido
Re: Is it possible my snake is not nocturnal
So I just put a rat Fuzzy I'n and he took it first try I ha the guy at the reptile store rub a mouse on it. I chose rat fuzzy ove rat pup because I saw the size of there rat pups and they were huge so I'm planning on fuzzys till I can use pups
Re: Is it possible my snake is not nocturnal
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Originally Posted by
Bert Specht
So I just put a rat Fuzzy I'n and he took it first try I ha the guy at the reptile store rub a mouse on it. I chose rat fuzzy ove rat pup because I saw the size of there rat pups and they were huge so I'm planning on fuzzys till I can use pups
After 2 or 3 meals with fuzzies, switch to rat pups, trust me, he'll be able to take it.
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LGray23
After 2 or 3 meals with fuzzies, switch to rat pups, trust me, he'll be able to take it.
Kk sounds good he ate it backwards which was funny and that sounds good I will do a few more rat fuzzys then go to pups. He is still not I'n his hide though he is on the side of the uth half I'n his water bowl temps are 88 an humidity is at 57 but just hanging out not as active but he just ate so that makes since.
Re: Is it possible my snake is not nocturnal
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Originally Posted by
Bert Specht
So I just put a rat Fuzzy I'n and he took it first try I ha the guy at the reptile store rub a mouse on it. I chose rat fuzzy ove rat pup because I saw the size of there rat pups and they were huge so I'm planning on fuzzys till I can use pups
Just some quick googling and I see that rodentpro.com lists rat pups at being between 20 and 29 grams. If your snake is 200 grams or more it should be able to handle a rat pup with ease. If I were you I would get a scale and go by weight till 800 grams or so. It may look big to you but your snake is built to handle this.
