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    Caring for the mother

    I have already gotten many responses on my surprise eggs and how to care for them. But I haven't been able to find much on caring for the mother after. I know there is a "fattening" stage but how long does that last?

    She laid her eggs on the 7th and I've been feeding her smallish ASF's ever 4 days since then. When do you start going back to the old feeding schedule? I don't want to over feed her.

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    I feed my adult females small rats on a normal 7 day schedule as soon as they start eating after laying.
    It's pretty difficult to over feed most adult females, mine will just start refusing if I offer too often.
    Last edited by snakesRkewl; 06-20-2012 at 09:30 PM.
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    I normally feed a slightly smaller meal for the first couple of feedings then put them back on small rats once every 5 days. Feed her like you would normally feed her an shell put the weight back on in no time.


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    Ok thank you so much


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