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james200789
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Posted - 05/01/2010 :  21:33:28  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
is my snake hungry all of the time because i fed him a large weaner on 28th dec 2009 then he ate another 5 days later and then another 3 days later and he is constantly active inbetween feeds any info y he is doin this? usually he wont even look at food if he is full?!?!?!


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Gingerpony
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Posted - 05/01/2010 :  21:49:59  Show Profile  Click to see Gingerpony's MSN Messenger address  Reply with Quote
if it's an adult royal then i doubt a large weaner would be enough..............
if it's a juvie royal then a large weaner might be enough............

and i personally wouldn't feed more frequently than every 5 days, snakes haven't evolved to have a digestive system constantly full of food.

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james200789
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Posted - 05/01/2010 :  21:54:54  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
well its hard to tell what he is really because he is 2yrs old but the last owner used to feed medium - large mice and ive only just got him onto rats. hes 2ft long so he is very small for his age one of my mates in the reptile shop owns a royal and he is 3.5 ft and is 18 months. i must admit since ive had the snake he has put on a few pounds lol


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james200789
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Posted - 05/01/2010 :  22:07:30  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
and im afraid to feed him any bigger than a large weaner, because last time i fed him a rat bigger than a large weaner i think it was a medium and he took an 1hr and half to eat it and they are only supposed to take up to half hour to eat and for a while after that he was afraid of rats he would slither to the nearest hide.


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