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Old 04-18-15, 03:20 PM   #1
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I went to feed my baby mx blk king snake for the first time today. I gave her a pinky and she went after it but seemed to be struggling and gave up. Thought it might be too big for her. Should I cut the pinky into pieces or is there a better alternative? Thanks guys (new to snakes)
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Old 04-20-15, 10:12 AM   #2
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Re: Baby Snake

Can you get smaller pinkies? Day old ones, perhaps?

There's nothing wrong with cutting them up if you have to. Halve them longwise while still frozen, then thaw. It's a little icky, but eh. I did that for my garter.
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Re: Baby Snake

If your pet store has the mice in clear packages, dig through their pinkies to see if you can find the smallest ones. There's a surprising range of sizes among pinky mice, and the day old pinkies are quite tiny. Failing that, Obsidian's suggestion of cutting your pinkies lengthwise will do the trick.
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Got the day old pinkies that were a bit smaller and that did the trick!! thanks for the advice!!
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