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wideglide
at Thu Feb 26 10:52:55 2004 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by wideglide ]
Aren't there extremes, though?
I mean, shouldn't even a 6 month old weigh at least 150grams? I guess I understand how there may be no good answer about how much a snake should weigh and weight loss will occur when going off feed but at what rate and when does it become so extreme that someone may want to examine their situation?
Is there a percentage of weight loss to begin to be concerned about when a snake goes off feed? From what I understand with other reptiles if there is a significant weight loss when going off feed it is an indication of a problem and not a normal event.
Nothing against domingo but I think there are averages and when something deviates from that average to that degree there may be a problem.
Awhile ago I was inquring as wether or not my snake was overweight or not and I was told 100-300 grams was not abnormal for a 4 month old snake. I was also told 50g a month was the rate for this person's reluctant eaters. If this snake were on the low end of the scale it would have had to be off feed for 9 of 12 months at one year old.
Aren't there some things that are just way far away from the average that are cause for concern?
If I'm wrong here please tell me again but I need to explain my thoughts so you would know where I'm coming from.
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Rob Talkington
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RE: 150 gram 1 year old female? - wideglide, Thu Feb 26 10:52:55 2004