A little worried about my ball passing her mice

[rabernet]

Yesterday at Repticon in Timonium, hubby got the number of a guy who comes to the Frederick MD area frequently with rats and mice, I'm guessing mostly frozen but he might bring lives if requested.

I'll have to get the info from hubby later and will post it as soon as I do.

[who/where's Ralph, if I may ask?]

One of the "big boys".

http://www.ralphdavisreptiles.com/

[Salamander Rising]

One of the "big boys".

http://www.ralphdavisreptiles.com/

Whoa.....cool!



Thanks!

[I've been reading BP pages and websites for weeks, solid now...at this rate, I'm never gonna get anything else done]....LOL

[AK907]

Whoa.....cool!



Thanks!

[I've been reading BP pages and websites for weeks, solid now...at this rate, I'm never gonna get anything else done]....LOL

This is just the beginning too! It's all downhill from here on out.

[Salamander Rising]

This is just the beginning too! It's all downhill from here on out.

Now there's some happy news.....LOL

[Riv]

SHE POOOOOPED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I woke up at 3 O'clock in the morning, and saw a nice little poopie on the top corner of her hide = P If I were to incoil it iw would probably be 3 1/2 inches long. Either way! It looks healthy, and the fact that she's pooping means her body no longer feels the need to keep ALL of it. Now my question is when should I feed her next? I have her scheduled for a feeding 10/4 but since she pooped should I make it sooner?

[Riv]

I just weighed her. She was 195 on sunday. She was given a mouse, then weighed again on Monday(201) Then after she pooped she weighed 193. So grand total only a 2 gram drop! Im happy with that. shes getting closer and closer to where she should be every feeding. Im so glad my little girl is healthy now and with no desiese whatsever XDD

[AK907]

I have her scheduled for a feeding 10/4 but since she pooped should I make it sooner?

Pooping shouldn't make a difference in feeding schedule. If you fed her the 9th, then the 14th would be an appropriate date. Then the 19th, 24th, 29th, etc. It doesn't have to be perfect. If you feed a day early or a day late, this doesn't really prove to be problematic as long as you're in the ballpark. Just like some people will tell you not to feed while they are in shed. A lot won't eat in shed, but we have a couple that will and if they are willing, we have not had a single problem. Fed one in shed last night, actually. Her rat barely hit the floor of her tub and it was gone. In time you'll learn how to read your snake and you'll find your own methods that work best for you. Follow them. Our advice should be taken as a guideline and is in no way set in stone.

I just weighed her. She was 195 on sunday. She was given a mouse, then weighed again on Monday(201) Then after she pooped she weighed 193. So grand total only a 2 gram drop! Im happy with that. shes getting closer and closer to where she should be every feeding. Im so glad my little girl is healthy now and with no desiese whatsever XDD

A little tip about weighing. Always weigh them when they are completely empty so you get an accurate weight. We weigh on feeding day before feeding, after a good poop. Because of their slow metabolisms they will have usually have little bits of food or poop left in them, so you're not only weighing them, but their food/poop as well. That can create a 10-15% variance in your snake's actual weight depending on how soon after eating you weigh them.