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Feeding
How many times a week do you guys feed your young western hogs? One of the care sheets I was reading recommended feeding ever 2-3 days because of their fast metabolism. Do you do this?
0.1 CoastalxJungle Carpet Python
0.1 Blood Python
2.0 Western Hognose
0.1 African Bullfrog
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Re: Feeding
I just feed once a week, but every five or so days probably wouldn't hurt.
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Re: Feeding
mine gets fed every 7 days or so, depending on his mood. when i tried to keep him on a 5 day schedule he went off feed for over a month. so now i wait at least a week in between feedings and he's been fine since.
Ken
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Re: Feeding
I'm going to feed after defecation. I've done some reading and that sounds very reasonable. They eat pretty frequently in the wild because they have such a fast metabolism.
Last edited by zackw419; 02-01-2010 at 01:05 AM.
0.1 CoastalxJungle Carpet Python
0.1 Blood Python
2.0 Western Hognose
0.1 African Bullfrog
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Re: Feeding
I feed my younger hogs no less than every 3 days... Sometimes every two days depending on the size of the prey item offered at the previous feed...
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Re: Feeding
I prefer to feed small items every 3 days or so.
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mine only eats when she wants to....very, very frustrating!! and she only eats sented!! ive tried every trick over and over and senting and locking her up in a small contianer is the only way she eats and only during the summer......
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Re: Feeding
My male extreme albino is like that, too. I finally gave up on getting him on unscented. Now I set aside a bag of mice just for him, and dump tuna juice in it before tossing it in the freezer. Makes the whole scenting process much less annoying than doing it every week just for the one snake.
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Re: Feeding
Originally Posted by RedDevil
My male extreme albino is like that, too. I finally gave up on getting him on unscented. Now I set aside a bag of mice just for him, and dump tuna juice in it before tossing it in the freezer. Makes the whole scenting process much less annoying than doing it every week just for the one snake.
thats a good idea. when she starts eating again, i will have to try tuna sent. i have been using frogs.
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