Will a 24 inch tangerine honduran handle an adult mouse now? I usually feed him 2-3 fuzzies a week but half the time he'll only eat 2, if I'm lucky. So I'm hoping he can take small adult mice now.(He is due to shed any day then I was going to feed him.) He was hatched last year in July. Is this about normal size for a yearling also?
AND.........does anyone have a photo of an adult tangerine honduran...Thanks.
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feeding a 24 inch honduran
janome
Jun 29, 2004 05:54 PM
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rtdunham
Jun 30, 2004 06:06 PM
>>Will a 24 inch tangerine honduran handle an adult mouse now?
THAT WOULD BE TOO BIG A MEAL IMHO> and remember you don't want to feed adult mice LIVE at any age, they can injure the snake. A comparably-sized rat pup will give a hondo the same nutrition but not be big enuff/not have enuff teeth/etc to harm the snake the way a mouse the same size could.
terry
janome
Jun 30, 2004 07:16 PM
I feed f/t to my 4 snakes. That's why I thought a small adult mouse would be ok. Will a milk take a rat pup? I've read some snakes won't take rats. My python took to rats with no problems. Thanks.
rtdunham
Jul 04, 2004 02:01 PM
>>I feed f/t to my 4 snakes. That's why I thought a small adult mouse would be ok. Will a milk take a rat pup? I've read some snakes won't take rats. My python took to rats with no problems. Thanks.
Like people, snakes are creatures of habit, and each has its own idiosyncracies. I've got an adult honduran i can't switch to rats. On the other hand, i've got a pyro that does eat rats. So it's always worth a try, and it may take some coaxing/scenting/effort to get there, and it might never work. You don't know til you try.
terry
