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    Feeder Size

    I decided to go up a size with Wiggles's feeders. When I got him, he was 19 months old and I started him on hoppers. Then, at 27 months, I switched him to hopper sized Reptilinks (10g), and that's what I've been feeding him for the last year. Now, he's 41 months, so, when I ordered for this year, I decided it was time to go up a size (18g), roughly equivalent to an adult mouse. He just ate his first one.



    I struggled a bit with the decision to go up a size. That is what the guides I've read recommend, but he was doing well on the hoppers. He's been growing. Looks good. It was a big decision. Whatever I ordered, he'd be eating for the next year.

    Ultimately, I decided it was time. Wiggles has more than doubled his weight since I got him (120 to 260g). Over the course of a year, it won't make that big a difference, anyway, because I'll feed him less often. Last year, he ate 40 x 10g links. This year, he'll eat 24 x 18g links. So, 400 vs. 432g. Not as big a difference as it seems when you just compare link sizes. I wonder if the larger feeders will cause a growth spurt. Time will tell.
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