feeding the two youngin's

[Kcl]

thank you for this. i can't believe i've never seen anyone talk about hide sizing before in relation to the snake. now i feel bad for having Yellow in larges at 900g+

i have spare mediums; i'm going to put one in his enclosure and see if he goes for it.

Haha, I actually searched really hard to try to figure out the right size and he still had to grow into it. Spatial things are just not my strength. I really expected him to grow out of it by now, but based on my amazon orders, nope, it's a medium, yes, it still fits. Reptile basics says ball pythons up to 700+g for mediums but nope, he can fit his butt in there just fine. It's certainly worth offering him the medium if you have it, but I doubt yellow's too upset about it. I didn't move mine up early because he likes squishing into it anyway. His first real size upgrade when he was a baby was after he couldn't fit in after a meal. I have a great picture of him with his butt in one hide and his face under another. I go with buy size upgrade early-ish, only swap in once they're wearing it as a hat and look ridiculous personally.

[tttaylorrr]

Haha, I actually searched really hard to try to figure out the right size and he still had to grow into it. Spatial things are just not my strength. I really expected him to grow out of it by now, but based on my amazon orders, nope, it's a medium, yes, it still fits. Reptile basics says ball pythons up to 700+g for mediums but nope, he can fit his butt in there just fine. It's certainly worth offering him the medium if you have it, but I doubt yellow's too upset about it. I didn't move mine up early because he likes squishing into it anyway. His first real size upgrade when he was a baby was after he couldn't fit in after a meal. I have a great picture of him with his butt in one hide and his face under another. I go with buy size upgrade early-ish, only swap in once they're wearing it as a hat and look ridiculous personally.

i'm TERRIBLE at spatial recognition!
the reason i moved Yellow up was when he outgrew his old hides as well as the 20gal he starting hiding under the substrate and carpet i had in there (to the point where i thought he escaped and was missing...nope, just under the friggin' carpet). he didn't like trying to squeeze into the hides' entrance (exo-terras) so i got him nice, big RBI hides.

i do have spare mediums so i'll put one in there when i get home and watch him for the week to see what he thinks.

[oodaT]

i'm TERRIBLE at spatial recognition!
the reason i moved Yellow up was when he outgrew his old hides as well as the 20gal he starting hiding under the substrate and carpet i had in there (to the point where i thought he escaped and was missing...nope, just under the friggin' carpet). he didn't like trying to squeeze into the hides' entrance (exo-terras) so i got him nice, big RBI hides.

i do have spare mediums so i'll put one in there when i get home and watch him for the week to see what he thinks.

My ares did this same thing one night i came home from work, peeked in to check on temps and she was under her waterbowl, it was clear and spotted her easy but i was like WTH lol.

She is at 140g, she's thick bodied so as she's sliding in her small RBI hide she fills the hole and lifts the hide a little til she's completely in and she coils up to settle in, pretty funny watching it she will be getting a medium hide soon with her new tub when new RBI rack comes in.

[tttaylorrr]

My ares did this same thing one night i came home from work, peeked in to check on temps and she was under her waterbowl, it was clear and spotted her easy but i was like WTH lol.

She is at 140g, she's thick bodied so as she's sliding in her small RBI hide she fills the hole and lifts the hide a little til she's completely in and she coils up to settle in, pretty funny watching it she will be getting a medium hide soon with her new tub when new RBI rack comes in.

at 160g+ Coffee Bean's lil noodle body is starting to poke out the back side of the small hides. i find them all askew every morning from her trying to settle in to them. she might just have to wait until she's over 200g before she gets new hides.

[Kcl]

Spatial recognition, cutting straight lines, and directions are my downfall. Makes me sound much worse at life than I really am. Can't be good at everything.

[oodaT]

at 160g+ Coffee Bean's lil noodle body is starting to poke out the back side of the small hides. i find them all askew every morning from her trying to settle in to them. she might just have to wait until she's over 200g before she gets new hides.

Yes, the thickest part of her body is the size of the hole on the small hide, so she moves it around a little getting settled. If she's goi g straight into her hide when I put her back I kinda hold it in place for her til she's in haha.

She's going in to shed right now so she was wondering what I was doing lol

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[tttaylorrr]

Yes, the thickest part of her body is the size of the hole on the small hide, so she moves it around a little getting settled. If she's goi g straight into her hide when I put her back I kinda hold it in place for her til she's in haha.

She's going in to shed right now so she was wondering what I was doing lol

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blue baby!!! i love dem neck rolls! hehehe.
i'll try and get pics of everyone in their hides tonight. i'll probably start a new thread on hide to snake size comparisons. i think it will be really helpful, since i've definitely learned something new from this thread!

[oodaT]

she is thick lol, she had no problem at all eating yesterday when her eyes were turning blue

[tttaylorrr]

she is thick lol, she had no problem at all eating yesterday when her eyes were turning blue

Coffee Bean doesn't seem to mind when she's in shed either. so far she's my only beep who eats in shed!

[Kcl]

Coffee Bean doesn't seem to mind when she's in shed either. so far she's my only beep who eats in shed!

Mine eats in shed, out of shed, summer, winter, upside-down (literally), chicks, rats, it doesn't matter - feed him and he will come. He tries so, so hard to convince me that he should be fed again for days after he was fed before he finally gives up. I don't get it and I don't know what it would take for him to actually refuse a meal since it hasn't happened yet.