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# of Prey Items
What's the most you've fed one snake in one meal, number or weight and weight of snake being fed?
I thawed four 40-gram mice out to feed my two snakes. Alice weighs 774 g and Charger weighs 684 g. Charger decided he didn't want to eat (he's in blue). Alice ate his two and retreated to his hide. I left the extra mice in the room and went to make dinner for the humans in the house. When I walked past Alice's tank he was exploring, so on a hunch I hit one of the leftover mice with the hairdryer and dropped it in. He hit it immediately. So now the total for Alice is 120 g (just a tiny bit over 15% of his weight). Is that dangerous? Think I should try the last mouse or toss it out?
Robbin
1.1 Normal Ball Pythons (Alice Cooper & Charger)
1.0 Normal BCI (Vincent)
1.0 Texas Rat Snake (Checkers)
1.0 Kingsnake (Skunk)
1.0 Western Hognose (Piglet)
0.2 Bearded Dragons (Sunshine and Sandy)
1.0 Blue-Tongue Skink (Rascal)
1.0 Pyxie Frog (Pickle)
1.0 Leopard Gecko (Gator)
0.2 Pomeranians (Dixie and Lacy)
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Re: # of Prey Items
I have a few that get left overs too. I won't do it consistently tho. I don't believe it has any negative affects unless you're doing it weekly - then they can tend to go on long fasting periods.
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Re: # of Prey Items
I usually only feed two per week. I've only got one more meal of that size mice and I was going to upgrade to rats of larger weight. I just don't want him to regurgitate.
This is only the second meal with me for the one that refused (Charger) and I have not learned his habits. Alice has never refused or regurgitated (although one night he took about two hours to take his second one for some odd reason). Since I feed F/T, they aren't much good after tonight.
Thanks for the input!
Robbin
1.1 Normal Ball Pythons (Alice Cooper & Charger)
1.0 Normal BCI (Vincent)
1.0 Texas Rat Snake (Checkers)
1.0 Kingsnake (Skunk)
1.0 Western Hognose (Piglet)
0.2 Bearded Dragons (Sunshine and Sandy)
1.0 Blue-Tongue Skink (Rascal)
1.0 Pyxie Frog (Pickle)
1.0 Leopard Gecko (Gator)
0.2 Pomeranians (Dixie and Lacy)
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Re: # of Prey Items
I hve heard you can refreeze, some have actually said that it might help picky eaters eat better
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Re: # of Prey Items
Personally I would refreeze the remaining left over mouse.
I have a garbage disposal named Wilma she is a Monster and has eaten 3 small rats in one day. I do not do this as a norm but we had a few left overs and 4 or 5 girls got 2 rats that day but I beleive that Wilma would have eaten another one if I had given it to her.
I would let your little guy settle and digest for a couple of days and before you handle him again and I wouldn't make a habit of it but he should be fine.
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Re: # of Prey Items
I've heard that too, but not too sure about it in this case. I thawed these at room temperature from about noon and fed at 5:30. It's now almost 9:00. The last one left smells pretty strong, but I suppose that's how they like 'em!
1.1 Normal Ball Pythons (Alice Cooper & Charger)
1.0 Normal BCI (Vincent)
1.0 Texas Rat Snake (Checkers)
1.0 Kingsnake (Skunk)
1.0 Western Hognose (Piglet)
0.2 Bearded Dragons (Sunshine and Sandy)
1.0 Blue-Tongue Skink (Rascal)
1.0 Pyxie Frog (Pickle)
1.0 Leopard Gecko (Gator)
0.2 Pomeranians (Dixie and Lacy)
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Re: # of Prey Items
I wouldn't refreeze. It's not worth the risk.
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Re: # of Prey Items
Oh my...I put it in there and then re-read this entire post to be sure I didn't miss anything. I was having second thoughts and was going to just remove it, but he's got it halfway down My husband thinks it's too much and is worried that I hurt him. Now I'm worried.
Total weight of mice 159 g. Alice's weight 774 g...actually might be a little less because he pooped two days ago. Please someone assure me that he'll be okay I have absolutely no intention of disturbing him for 48 hours, probably even an additional 24! He's my special boy and I would be devastated if something happened to him, especially if it were my own fault
As someone told me a couple of weeks ago...the solution to leftovers is more snakes!
Robbin
1.1 Normal Ball Pythons (Alice Cooper & Charger)
1.0 Normal BCI (Vincent)
1.0 Texas Rat Snake (Checkers)
1.0 Kingsnake (Skunk)
1.0 Western Hognose (Piglet)
0.2 Bearded Dragons (Sunshine and Sandy)
1.0 Blue-Tongue Skink (Rascal)
1.0 Pyxie Frog (Pickle)
1.0 Leopard Gecko (Gator)
0.2 Pomeranians (Dixie and Lacy)
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Re: # of Prey Items
Let him sleep it off. He should be fine. Just make sure you keep an eye on him to see if he regurges.
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Re: # of Prey Items
he will be fine.. next time just toss out the extra, mice are cheap and the snake doesn't need the extra food... i accidentally double fed a hatchling a few weeks ago, he is doing fine..
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