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Feeding 2 rats in a row

Mehen Aug 19, 2003 11:47 AM

How long should I wait after feeding one small rat, to feed a second in one day?
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1.0.1 Ball Pythons

Replies (2)

ecb Aug 19, 2003 12:32 PM

we give Smo'ore time to finish swallowing the first one before letting her see the next one
but we are still feeding fuzzy muice, and we are new to this

maybe someone with more experience can give U a better response
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Elizabeth (ecb)

'Goodness gracious'
my grandma used to say
'the worlds a scarey place now
things were different in my day'
what horrors will be commonplace,
when my hair starts to grey?
-Kevin Gilbert-

herpquest Aug 19, 2003 12:52 PM

As soon as the snake has swallowed the first.If left too long between prey items, the snake will often settle down to digest the first item and refuse the second.

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