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andrew.1994
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 31/03/2011 : 11:00:23
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Hi all i currently have 2 corn snakes and a boa on the way. i really want a royal as there so beautiful but are they all really that bad feeders i no everyone will say its normal but i worry quite easily and knowing me i will be paniking if it didnt eat lol. also is there any tips that could get them feeding while there refusing food?
thanks in advance :) |
1.0.0 Anery Motley Corn
0.1.0 Carolina Corn
0.1.0 Kenyan Sand Boa
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Posted - 31/03/2011 : 11:57:25
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Hi, welcome to the forum!
Sorry but nobody outdoes me as chief worrybucket lol - I'm dreadful! And I've got three royals.
Royals are usually excellent eaters - just not all the year round. In winter/spring an adult royal's mind is on mating, and at some point during this period it's going to stop eating - could be for a few weeks or a few months, depends on the royal. I've come to see it like hibernation - they live on their fat, so to speak, though some scarcely lose weight. They start eating again when they're ready, and I just offer every fortnight, and if the food's not accepted, the corns recycle it (as long as it's still fresh of course.) You'd be even better placed with a boa to eat up the leftover rats.
It's a personal decision and I'm biased, but I love royals - I'd get one lol.
ps Yesterday I happened to mention to my ex-husband, who is Roman Catholic, that my Saada is still fasting. 'Well, of course,' he said. 'It's Lent, isn't it?' |
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andrew.1994
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
13 Posts |
Posted - 31/03/2011 : 12:14:33
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| Lol well atleasy with the boa there nothing will get wasted do you know of any good breeders that courier ? |
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Wendigo
Yearling
United Kingdom
149 Posts |
Posted - 31/03/2011 : 12:45:05
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| Hello and welcome =) Royals are amazing. i got my first one not too long ago, and she is the most wonderful friendly snake ever. |
0.2.0 Normal Royal Python. Wendigo & Chepi
1.2.0 Dogs. Bedley,Nuna,Holly.
0.2.0 Hens. Orakiah & Astrid
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Tawfik47
Fully Grown Royal
Czech Republic
1584 Posts |
Posted - 31/03/2011 : 13:46:30
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| AS they said, Royals are the best. Hi and welcome :) |
1.0.0 Common Boa - Revo CB13
I had a royal python (Blitz) for two years for those who are wondering what I'm doing here with my boa :D |
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STICKS
Yearling
United Kingdom
408 Posts |
Posted - 31/03/2011 : 17:23:56
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| Hi there and welcome im with you there with 2 boa's now nothing go's to waste my abbey is up to 6 months now i offer she declines thats all one can do hopefully i will have some luck this weekend will let you know. |
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Kelfezond
The bearded one
United Kingdom
4803 Posts |
Posted - 31/03/2011 : 17:29:30
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I'd recommend a royal to anyone, however we recently had somebody selling their royal as its non-feeding was worrying her so if you're prone to worry over it not eating maybe a royal isn't the best snake for you to get. If you can sit back and say 'meh thats what they do' then a royal is a great snake to keep!
If you're after a normal you're better off checking local reptile shops than searching for a courier and breeder it'll be far less expensive.
If you give a location we might be able to offer more help though. |
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GMac
Grumpy scots admin
United Kingdom
1152 Posts |
Posted - 31/03/2011 : 19:42:00
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Royals, Corns, Boa, Kings, Hoggy, Ratsnakes
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andrew.1994
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
13 Posts |
Posted - 31/03/2011 : 20:49:19
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| Im in high wycombe buckinghamshire. I have looked around and the only shop that had one in was 2years old and it looked really skinny and they said it hardly ever eats but that shop it closed down now |
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Robert
Royal Python Moderator
United Kingdom
957 Posts |
Posted - 13/04/2011 : 14:44:23
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stumpy
Yearling
United Kingdom
255 Posts |
Posted - 13/04/2011 : 17:52:41
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| Hi and welcome, try preloved they have lots on here |
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Posted - 14/04/2011 : 16:26:51
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Ha - yes - with Stumpy there - I have got Saada, Surahi and now Missy via preloved and am very pleased.
There are loads of royals advertised with setup and these can be such bargains - for instance, Saada was sold because her owner was moving into student accommodation where she wasn't allowed. £150 inc setup, which was a 3' viv, heat bulb, guard, habistat stat, loads of java branch, plants, exo-terra hide and other hides, mopani roots, et water dishes ... to buy that lot new would have set me back £150, never mind Saada, who is still fasting but a right little madam for her rats when in eating mode. |
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