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PHFaust
at Tue Aug 5 10:28:54 2008 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by PHFaust ]
Been there, done that. The worst we had here was a boa that was sooooo fat her scales were spread open.
What we did was cut her feeding down. THis snake was getting an insane amount of live guinea pigs weekly. I would have to dig out the paperwork again, but for some reason 10 is sticking in my head. As I did not have piggies, let alone live here she was started on large rats.
I did have the incentive of the change of food to give me a boost. I offered 1 week in, and she refused. By the third week that F/T rat looked tasty. I cut her down to 1 XXL rat every other.
FYI, much like any overweight thing, when you cut down the food intake, you will notice a smidge of crankiness. Establish a feeding protocol early, and be sure the food is always offered with things other than your hands. My girl did get hositle for the first few months, but settled in after that. She did KNOW when it was feeding time and if for some reason I was a few days late, all hell broke loose.
I would avoid cutting food off completely, but to cut down the intake over all. She is digesting which is burning calories as well as the fact that she will get restless and spend time looking for more.
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- advice, opinions, help - exitwounds, Mon Aug 4 15:49:01 2008
- RE: advice, opinions, help - bwaffa, Mon Aug 4 22:12:32 2008
- RE: advice, opinions, help - laurarfl, Tue Aug 5 07:18:27 2008
- RE: advice, opinions, help - bwaffa, Tue Aug 5 09:49:34 2008
 RE: advice, opinions, help - PHFaust, Tue Aug 5 10:28:54 2008- RE: advice, opinions, help - HappyHillbilly, Tue Aug 5 13:47:10 2008
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