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ReneeValois
at Sat Aug 30 13:56:51 2008 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by ReneeValois ]
One of my corn snakes is way thinner than the other and I used to feed him more often to try to get him up to the breadth of his step-brother, but it never worked. He's about the same length as his same-age cage-mate, but he's still way skinnier (but healthy looking). So I came to the same conclusion you have, Dave. Foxfire is just programmed to be thinner than Daguerre. Now they eat the same (same size prey item, same frequency), and I expect there will always be a difference in their girth.
>>Size is genetic, IMO pre-programed in. Those that are genetically pre-disposed to be large are gonna be large. Those that are programed to be small will be small. Altering the diet opposite of the pre-programmed size will only negatively affect the animal. Too little food for a large one will tend to make it aggressive and skinny. Too much food for a little one will tend to make it fat.
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>>Thanks,
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>>Dave Colling
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>>www.rainbows-r-us-reptiles.com
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>>0.1 Wife (WC and still very fiesty)
>>0.2 kids (CBB, a big part of our selective breeding program)
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>>LOL, to many snakes to list, last count:
>>26.49 BRB
>>20.21 BCI
>>And those are only the breeders
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>>lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats ----- Renee
1.0 BRB (Loki)
2.0 amel & anery corns (Foxfire & Daguerre)
0.1 blood python (Duchess, arriving later this month)
1.1 Cats (Nightshade & Cuzzy)
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