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DMong
at Sun Apr 3 09:32:38 2011 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by DMong ]
"Another question, do I stick with the feeding schedule from the reptile shop? Which was 1 fuzzy every 7 days? From reading on here most seem to be on a 3-5 day feeding schedule"
Every 7 days is okay for an adult, given it isn't a female needing extra body mass for egg production, or an adult male. However, very young growing snakes should be fed more often, as they utilize the extra caloric intake for optimum growth. I would feed that youngster a prey item like in the photo you posted about every 4 to 5 days. One that big every 3 days is pushing it, and you don't want to risk regurgitation!
Also, it needs a small portion(1/3rd to 1/2) of it's enclosure to be in the low to mid 80's so it can properly digest meals. Use under tank heat, as above light sources will dry the air out way more, and also stress them more because they are "hard-wired" instinctively to hide and be very secretive.
Also, remember to have a couple very low, tight hides for it to get into to stay hidden. This is VERY important for the young milk to feel secure and put the snake at ease and behave normally with far less stress. When young milks don't have access to tight hiding places, they feel FAR more exposed to predation. It's just the way small milksnake's are instinctively. To a small milksnake, humans are looked at as giant "MONSTERS" of doom!, and are to be hidden from..LOL!
~Doug
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"a snake in the grass is a GOOD thing" 
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- New Guy! - AZSunGod, Sat Apr 2 20:30:05 2011
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RE: New Guy! - DMong, Sun Apr 3 09:32:38 2011