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    Re: First time owner, please advise *long post*

    Quote Originally Posted by PrincessBunny View Post
    Oh sorry, I forgot to address about the mice. He was definitely being fed mice that were too small for him but since he would spend so long without food and has never had a schedule before the vet suggested we dust the mice in vitamins for now and gradually give him bigger prey once he establishes a schedule. I guess I feel bad about that too, he is been SO good eating that I can’t help but cry at how hungry he must feel all the time. Sometimes I feel like he comes out whenever he hears me just to see if more food is coming


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    Actually, when a snake is underfed, it takes time for their stomach to be able to handle more food, so a gradual increase is by far the best way, so he doesn't regurgitate. Keep up the good work.
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