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DMong
at Wed Mar 9 01:45:14 2011 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by DMong ]
Thanks man,....
Well, given that this Yellow Rat was captured in a VERY wooded rural neighborhood, and seeing that it is a very solid yellow both top and bottom, I seriously doubt he is an escaped intergrade..LOL!
Here is another pick of his very thin self just after I captured him back in June of 2005.
And here is a full-body shot. Just no way he is anything but a pure Yellow Rat. I also captured one just like it that was UNBELIEVABLY yellow almost 30 years ago not even one mile away from where this one was caught.
Anyway, I had him for just over 5 years and was doing fantastic the whole time, and he very sadly suddenly passed away about a year ago. That female I caught was going to be bred to him, but after he died I let her go right where I captured her.
Yes, a 5 gram fuzzy is asking for a regurgitation problem for sure with a hatchling that small.. Even though it "might" be lucky enough to manage to finally get it down. A tiny hatchling doesn't have the stomach enzymes, acids, and gut flora to properly digest a meal that big. Large meals can require lots of extra warmth to assist digestion too. I wouldn't even attempt a meal that big being that the snake itself only weighs that little. It wouldn't be worth the problems it could easily cause.
Anyway, good luck with the nice ontogenetic change that little guy will go through! 
~Doug
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RE: Yellow vs. Everglades Rat Snake - DMong, Wed Mar 9 01:45:14 2011
