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feeding when gravid

rynwilliams Mar 04, 2004 10:13 AM

I believe I have a gravid female corn snake, should i be feedding her more than usual? she currently gets a rat fluff once a week. she is 4 years old and this is her first sucessful mating with a male.

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arinin Mar 04, 2004 10:21 AM

If your female is gravid - they have eggs in back one third of body.

Usually gravid snakes reject big feeding object and you must feed them with pinky mouse. But if your snakes is well-fed, some famine is dont hurt for they.
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