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yankeeslover
at Thu Nov 12 22:41:28 2009 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by yankeeslover ]
Just had a quick question for a fairly newbie...I have a desert kingsnake..I have had him for around 7 months now...I would imagine he is between 8-12 months old..My question is. He/she was regulary eating one fuzzy every 5-7 days...about two months ago, I moved up to small mice..the size of his belly is about the size of a fuzzy...since I have been feeding him mice, its hit or miss with him eating, for example just tonight, he tried to swallow it, but around 25 minutes later he gave up...the mice are around hopper size...If a snake gives up, does it mean that its too big for him to handle? He has eating this size mouse before, but it seems like every other feeding he gives up..Should I go back to fuzzys, as he seems to handle those better, once again, the small mice are larger then his widest part.He is probably around 15 inches long or so. He really hasnt grown all that much in the 7 months that I had him..I also purchased a corn snake at the same time, and the corn is growing like a weed, and handles these small mice like nothing..Im just afraid that the fuzzy is not enough food for a 8 month old Kingsnake...Please, any info would be great...and his body is nice and round, so he is not looking underfed, so should I just go back to fuzzys? maybe feed him two fuzzys at a time for the next 2-3 months, until his belly is the same size of the small mouse? thanks
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 Feeding question.Mouse too big? - yankeeslover, Thu Nov 12 22:41:28 2009
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