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2 questions about feeding.

Spintix Feb 22, 2010 12:14 AM

I have a pueblan apricot milk snake and a tangerine hypo honduran milk. Since they are still juveniles I was wondering If I feed them more often than every 7 days, say every 5 days will they grow as big as they possibly can? I know that they would grow to full size somew what faster, but I wanted to know if feeding them more often during there "growing years" will promote the possibility of the snake getting "as big as potentially possible". As say i feed them every 5 days instead of 7 days for the next 2-3 years, would I see any differences in size?

Second question, Does giving snakes a vitamin supplement such as repti-vite with their meals "help" promote a healthier, bigger, and more colorfully vibrant snake than those without? and if so does this take place mainly in their "growth years"?

Replies (4)

lep1pic1 Feb 22, 2010 06:50 AM

SIMPLY STATED READ SOME BOOKS OR GIVE YOUR SNAKES TO A GOOD HOME.Snakes need rodents not suppliments .
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Archie Bottoms

mfoux Mar 02, 2010 07:06 AM

Whoa there, Archie. Don't scare people away, man. We have a chance on this site to educate people and strengthen this hobby.
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MissHisssss May 04, 2010 02:52 AM

Wow Archie, that was rather rude. I thought that these forums were for people to ask questions if they need to.

KevinM Feb 22, 2010 09:40 PM

Feeding more frequently will help them reach adult size sooner, but I dont think they will get any bigger than they are genetically destined to become based on the size of their parents. I am not 100% sure of this however.

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