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Need help with a feeding question

mom2autumnnreign Sep 05, 2005 12:41 AM

Hey all here is a pic of my snake Russia...It's getting about time to order her some new feeders..and I was wondering what size do you all reccommend? I don't think she can eat an adult... perhaps a weanling??? Right now she eats 3 peach fuzz pinkies a week....Thanks ahead of time for respones....This is my first snake so I'm still learning

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Reign Michael(son) 18 months
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Replies (3)

Colorfulcorns Sep 05, 2005 12:53 AM

Judging from the pic, I would say hopper mice..
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Cory
Corns
1.0 Snow
2.1 Anerythiristic
1.4 Normals
1.1 Bloodreds het Pewter
1.0 Amel
0.1 Banded
0.1 Blizzard
Rats
1.1 Black rats
Kings
1.0 California
1.0 Florida
Milks
1.1 Pueblan
Lots of mice and rats

duffy Sep 05, 2005 03:37 PM

Yes, I would say hoppers or crawlers. Although there are some that would probably be feeding that snake small adult mice already. If you buy hoppers, he'll be eating 2 at a time before you know it. Duffy

jtclark Sep 05, 2005 06:29 PM

I agree with Duffy that it will be eating 2 very shortly. I would go with the small mice. There will easily be some small enough for her now, and you will have big enough prey to only feed one for quite awhile.

For size comparison, I had Cosmo eating adults at this size, and 2 small for quite a long time before this.


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0.1 Amel Motley Corn (Cosmo '03)
0.1 Baird's Ratsnake (Sugaree '04)
1.0 White Oaks Grey Rat (Tennesse Jed '04)
0.1 IJ Carpet Python (Cassidy '04)
1.0 Western Hognose (Samson '05)
1.1 Shepherd mix (Dylan 6yrs, Porter 1.5yr)

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