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Originally Posted by drumcrush
Two fuzzies in not power feeding at all, not for the age of that king. My garter is a year old and just was moved up from two fuzzies. For being a year old an eating pinkies, she most likely was/ is under weight. You will need to eventually get a bigger tank. A 20 gal. Long at the least, but bigger is always better(provided with enough hiding spaces) . And pictures would be nice.
Anyways, welcome to the forums  I hoped I helped some |
Ok that's good to know cause I'd like for her to get as big as possible! Another issue that I forgot to mention above is part of my not moving her up in feeder size was due to the fact that I have a huge HUGE phobia of rodents. I understand and accept that its just part of being a snake owner and I need to get over it, and I have a bit. The live pinkies were not bad at all. I think I kept feeding her pinkies due to not wanting to deal with more mature mice but the fuzzy wasn't bad at all and now that im concerned about her weight, I'm even more willing to just get over it lol. I'm slowly getting over my mice phobia. But I did have two further questions about feeding. Once she gets big enough to eat hoppers and adults, exactly how "dangerous" is live feeding. I've heard so many different answers but live is much easier for me, plus the only time she's ever refused food was the thawed pinkie. Also, I asked the reptile shop guy if she could eat pinkies her whole life but in bigger quantities, he said yes but I wasn't aware it was at the expense of her growth rate. Do snakes grow based on quantity or size of prey or a little of both?
Also, I'm considering getting more snakes in the future, maybe ill get a garter as well since don't they like fish? And yes you did help me out, thank you!
Edit: I'm not home at the moment (posting from phone) but ill take pics of her tomorrow morning and post them so you can all see her size.
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