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 Posted - 24/05/2012 : 20:04:09
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| Lol - sounds like he's lazy - and very laid back. Some strike feed; some feed like your lad, but they can suddenly change their feeding habits. All part of the charm of snakes. |
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coxcats
Sub Adult
United Kingdom
584 Posts |
Posted - 24/05/2012 : 20:44:32
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| lol, he is very laid back. Likes being stroked and sleeping inside my hoodie.(and my pjs!) He is just a lazy git! |
Royals - Sas, Boris & Ria
Boas - 1 called Titch until we can think of a name for her!
Cats - Felix, Becky, Max & Willow |
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rockroyal
Yearling
United Kingdom
470 Posts |
Posted - 30/07/2012 : 18:07:48
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Originally posted by Blackecho
Good work Rosie, lots of useful info in there.
this is fantastic I've even bookmarked this thread |
3.1.0 royal python
2.0.0 corn snake
0.1.0 western hognose
0.1.0 bci
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Zoe
Yearling
187 Posts |
Posted - 20/03/2013 : 12:03:58
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| Mine ate approx 36 hours ago and has stayed in his hide ever since. Is this normal? Is he just digesting? When is he likely to poop and to they poop quite easily? |
1.0.0 royal python - Oscar
1.1.0 dogs - Rafferty and Florence |
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Leucistic
Yearling
United Kingdom
453 Posts |
Posted - 20/03/2013 : 12:33:40
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Originally posted by Zoe
Mine ate approx 36 hours ago and has stayed in his hide ever since. Is this normal? Is he just digesting? When is he likely to poop and to they poop quite easily?
After a feed mine digest for a couple of days so dont worry about that as its completely natural. BEst to leave them to it, no handling as you dont want them to regurge.
My Royals poop usually every 4/6 weeks, but pee once a week. Most royals will leave a massive poop deposit after a shed also  |
1.0.0 Mojave Royal Python - Loki
0.1.0 Lesser Fire Royal Python - Summer
0.1.0 100% het Albino Royal Python - Nancy
1.0.0 Butter Spider Royal Python - Otis
1.0.0 Albino Royal Python - Hermies
1.0.0 California King Snake - Oreo (Mr Grumpy)
1.0.0 Western Hognose - Tyrion
0.1.0 Amazon Tree Boa - Rose
0.1.0 Horned frog - India
0.0.2 Gargoyle Gecko - Willow & Amber
0.0.1 Leachianus Henkeli- Boo
0.1.0 Staffy x Bulldog - Piggy
Lots of Fish and Shrimp |
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Zoe
Yearling
187 Posts |
Posted - 20/03/2013 : 16:05:39
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Haha that was my next question - will I def know when he's pooped? My mates got young corns in rubs with kitchen roll so their poo easy to see and just like small bird poo. Mine is a sub adult royal almost 3ft long
Do they wee in same place? I have slate under heat lamp and I noticed couple cream stains on it which I wiped with steriliser.
I'm a bit obsessed with my boy :-) |
1.0.0 royal python - Oscar
1.1.0 dogs - Rafferty and Florence |
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Leucistic
Yearling
United Kingdom
453 Posts |
Posted - 20/03/2013 : 16:54:50
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Haha you will deffinately know when they poop lol both smell and volume 
My cb12 mojo lad went recently after a shed and it was size wise as big as my staffy can produce.
My lad often will go in a similar place but I think this is just coincidence, I spot check my rubs every day anyway as you dont want it left in there with them.
Seems like you have caught the royal python bug, before you know it you will be shopping for a girl |
1.0.0 Mojave Royal Python - Loki
0.1.0 Lesser Fire Royal Python - Summer
0.1.0 100% het Albino Royal Python - Nancy
1.0.0 Butter Spider Royal Python - Otis
1.0.0 Albino Royal Python - Hermies
1.0.0 California King Snake - Oreo (Mr Grumpy)
1.0.0 Western Hognose - Tyrion
0.1.0 Amazon Tree Boa - Rose
0.1.0 Horned frog - India
0.0.2 Gargoyle Gecko - Willow & Amber
0.0.1 Leachianus Henkeli- Boo
0.1.0 Staffy x Bulldog - Piggy
Lots of Fish and Shrimp |
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Zoe
Yearling
187 Posts |
Posted - 20/03/2013 : 18:29:10
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Good lord - they poo as big as that. He had a large mouse and there's another 13 in freezer so won't change til he's eaten them but he ate it with ease, his mouth went round it easily and soon down into the body. When it was inside him there was no bump where the mouse was
Should I move him onto something a little bigger when mice are gone?
Jumbo mice?
Rats? |
1.0.0 royal python - Oscar
1.1.0 dogs - Rafferty and Florence |
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Zoe
Yearling
187 Posts |
Posted - 23/03/2013 : 13:42:10
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So, my little boy ate on Monday and has still not pooped. Do they get constipated?
Can I handle him yet? Had him 2 weeks, shed first week, ate second week, both without a problem
Should I feed on Monday as planned? |
1.0.0 royal python - Oscar
1.1.0 dogs - Rafferty and Florence |
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Zoe
Yearling
187 Posts |
Posted - 24/03/2013 : 11:13:20
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I got my boy out last night, he was very active and curious
Still no poop!
Any advice
Shall I feed tomorrow? |
1.0.0 royal python - Oscar
1.1.0 dogs - Rafferty and Florence |
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rustyp1974
Sub Adult
France
554 Posts |
Posted - 24/03/2013 : 16:50:05
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| I would feed him if he'll take it, Mine has only pooped once since Jan :) |
1.0.0 Classic Royal Python - Apsalar
0.1.0 Fire Pinstripe Royal Python - Ember
1.1.0 Het Clown Royals (Male Pastel)
1.0.0 Bearded Dragon GG X Sandfire - Bert
1.1.O Sunset Bearded Dragons
1.0.0 Veiled/Yemen Chameleon - Ernie.RIP.
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1.1.0 White Headed Dwarf Geckos
1.0.0 Morelia SP Jungle Jaguar
1.0.0 BCI Nicaraguan Salmon
1.0.0 Reticulated Python.Tiger/50% Jampea
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DaveG
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
19 Posts |
Posted - 24/04/2013 : 13:10:09
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this is a great info sheet for newbies like myself, thanks Rosie  |
1.0.0 Royal Python
1.0.0 Leopard Gecko
0.2.0 Crested Geckos
1.0.0 Cornsnake
0.0.2 Brazilian Black Tarantulas (g.pulchra)
0.0.2 Green Bottle Blues (c.cyaneopubescens)
0.0.1 Costa Rican Zebra (a.seemanni)
0.1.0 Wife
1.1.0. Kids
2.0.0 Collies
1.0.0 Ginger fatpuss
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Zoe
Yearling
187 Posts |
Posted - 25/04/2013 : 11:05:44
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My Oscar needs weighing so I can gauge exactly what to feed him, I realise that but he has been on large mice. Well last week he ate 2 large mice. This week I opened viv dangled mouse and whoooompf - he struck it that hard he knocked it out the tongs it hit the lamp then the wall and landed on floor. The tongs went with a clatter not that it bothered him is he scoffed the mouse quick. I offered another mouse straight away and he took it a little less violently but still struck coiled and ate quick.
Had him 6 weeks and still no poop, but not looking bunged up.
Each time I go near viv he comes out his hide for a look. Is he hungry? Greedy? Should I worry?
I feed every 7 days - he's a sub adult |
1.0.0 royal python - Oscar
1.1.0 dogs - Rafferty and Florence |
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Zoe
Yearling
187 Posts |
Posted - 28/04/2013 : 15:15:20
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1.0.0 royal python - Oscar
1.1.0 dogs - Rafferty and Florence |
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Lotabob
Royal Python Moderator
United Kingdom
5008 Posts |
Posted - 28/04/2013 : 18:41:42
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Sounds like you e got a feisty one there. They will always appear hungry though, they are opportunistic and will eat whenever they can. It's why we have to meter their intake for them, if we fed them every time they appeared to be hunting they'd be perfectly round, like a beach ball. Their instinct is to eat when they can (though royals are also programmed to not eat for long periods, go figure that one out) as their next meal in the wild could be months away.
For weighing, put the snake in a tub, weigh it then deduct the weight of the tub. Might be worth switching to rats rather than having to feed two of everything all the time, it works out cheaper too. |
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Zoe
Yearling
187 Posts |
Posted - 29/04/2013 : 10:32:44
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| Cheers lotabob, ill def move him onto rats and weigh him |
1.0.0 royal python - Oscar
1.1.0 dogs - Rafferty and Florence |
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Zoe
Yearling
187 Posts |
Posted - 06/05/2013 : 01:15:07
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| Weighed my boy and he's 405g Si am I right in thinking he should be on weaner rats now? |
1.0.0 royal python - Oscar
1.1.0 dogs - Rafferty and Florence |
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Pecs
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
12 Posts |
Posted - 11/01/2014 : 18:38:32
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| I mix Avipro Plus in with my snakes water if any of them go off their food for over a month. It quite often kick starts the appetite and gets them feeding again. Found it to be more effective with the females than the males. Some of my mature males will refuse to eat throughout the breeding season. I can not be sure whether the Avipro Plus is the actual cause of a snake starting to feed again, but it appears to work and it's fairly cheap so I always keep a tub on the shelf. I've never had to resort to force feeding or live feeding yet. |
0.2 Het Piebald Royal
0.1 Butter Royal
0.1 Bumble Bee Royal
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