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some help on my feeding schedule pleas

heffner2212 Sep 30, 2006 12:52 PM

OK i don;t know why but I always have to be very specific. Especially when it comes to my snakes....neway MY boa as i said in the last post is 33" with a 1" GIRTH. pLEASE comment on the following schedule....ps: my boa is a female.

now.....2 mice a week(33"
42"......small rat a week(3 1/2')
54".......medium rat a week( 4 1/2')_
66".........large rat every 10 days( 5 1/2')
78"........rabbit 1/7 of body weight every 2 weeks(6 1/2')
90".........rabbit 1/8 of body weight every 2 weeks( 7 1/2')
102"........rabbit 1/10 of body weight every 2 weeks ( 8 1/2

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metachrosis Sep 30, 2006 01:29 PM

First Off get rid of the mice and get the snake on some real food
thats not so high in fat.

>>33" 1 rat pup NOW 7-10 days
>>42"......small/med rat a week(3 1/2')
>>54".......LARGE rat 2 weeks( 4 1/2')_
>>66".........large/jumbo rat every 2-3 weeks( 5 1/2')

My $.0¼

M/

metachrosis Sep 30, 2006 01:32 PM

I meant to say....Rat Pup to good size weanlings.
Feed to suit your plans
Slow growing is best regardless of future plans !

M/

>>First Off get rid of the mice and get the snake on some real food
>>thats not so high in fat.
>>
>>>>33" 1 rat pup NOW 7-10 days
>>>>42"......small/med rat a week(3 1/2')
>>>>54".......LARGE rat 2 weeks( 4 1/2')_
>>>>66".........large/jumbo rat every 2-3 weeks( 5 1/2')
>>
>>My $.0¼
>>
>>M/

vcaruso15 Sep 30, 2006 11:23 PM

rats were higher in fat content than mice?

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