Freakin' Houdini - Page 2

TheBoogieDown · 09-03-12, 04:02 PM

By the way, it's a corn snake. About... hell I couldn't tell you how long he is. But he's probably not as big as he's supposed to be. I'm probably going to up his pinkie intake to two pinkies this feed. Is there any dangers in that?

alessia55 · 09-03-12, 08:51 PM

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Originally Posted by TheBoogieDown

By the way, it's a corn snake. About... hell I couldn't tell you how long he is. But he's probably not as big as he's supposed to be. I'm probably going to up his pinkie intake to two pinkies this feed. Is there any dangers in that?

If he can take 2 pinkies, he can probably take the next size up in mice. Do those pinkies leave a bulge or a "bump" after eating?

TheBoogieDown · 09-03-12, 09:04 PM

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Originally Posted by alessia55

If he can take 2 pinkies, he can probably take the next size up in mice. Do those pinkies leave a bulge or a "bump" after eating?

Not, like, a massive bulge. But you can tell he just ate. I might try going up a size... I mean, there's no real danger in it, is there?

rmfsnakes32 · 09-03-12, 08:41 PM

No I think 2 pinkies are fine

Jlassiter · 09-03-12, 09:24 PM

Here we go again.....LOL

If husbandry is optimal then a colubrid should eat when it is hungry, until it is full.....It will refuse prey if full......It will not regurge if husbandry is correct

I don't want to get into it again, but there is no such thing as powerfeeding a GROWING colubrid that uses its caloric intake to grow.....

There are such things as obese adults being powerfed....Mostly because they aren't bred.

These snakes are designed by Mother Nature to eat and breed!

But...on the safe side....do as others here will tell you....Feed it on Sunday after the news and all will be okay.......I've seen many snakes grow fine this way....

I was just pointing out why it was roaming its enclosure......that's all.....

Learn from your snakes...that's the best advice I can give.