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I'll be leaving in the afternoon on the 25th and won't be back until afternoon August 1st. Problem is, I have 18 fuzzies that I don't know what to do with. I think if I leave them they'll be too big when I get back? (I want hoppers)...Say they're 8 grams now, how long does it usually take to double that size?
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-audri
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i've never actually weight one but at three weeks old baby mice are ready to weane so i'm guessing your's will be pretty close to weaning . but it depends on how many are feeding off each mom, how much milk each one gets as to how fast they grow

>>I'll be leaving in the afternoon on the 25th and won't be back until afternoon August 1st. Problem is, I have 18 fuzzies that I don't know what to do with. I think if I leave them they'll be too big when I get back? (I want hoppers)...Say they're 8 grams now, how long does it usually take to double that size?
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It depends on how far fuzzy are they....are they just getting color or have they got real fur but their eyes are closed? And, how big do you want for hoppers? I would think that, depending on their stage now, in a week they would be perfect.
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Sonya

The bigger litter have real fur...the smaller ones just have a light velvety fur and you can see the skin shine through. The oldest ones aren't older than a week and a half, and are probably a couple days younger. The smaller litter is a couple days younger still. All the moms (3) in there have had litters recently and are still nursing from what I can tell. As far as what size hoppers, I'm not quite sure. But right now, the smaller ones probably wouldn't leave a bulge in the smallest snakes I want hoppers for.
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-audri
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