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Posted by: Andy__G at Thu Sep 14 01:00:53 2006   [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by Andy__G ]  
   

"It's better to have one larger rodent than two smaller ones"



Objects...in this case snake food... which are small in volume and large in surface area digest and break down much quicker and more effectively then something with a much larger volume and nearly the same surface area...feeding a single large food item is MUCH harder on the digestive tract of any animal, it takes much longer to digest, and due to that fact, the amount of nutrients utilized and absorbed is not as high as it would be with smaller prey items. The best thing to do is just feed properly or ideal sized meals, equal girth prey items in other words. The only way that one larger rodent is better then two smaller ones is when it comes to your pockets. It is always worse to go a bit too big then it is to go a bit too small, you won't have a snake regurge because it's food was on the small side.

   

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