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gordon
Snake Mite

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Posted - 06/08/2009 :  11:46:39  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
i have 3 4 foot honduran milk snake hes about 1 and a half years old and i feed him 1 small mouse every 6 days and he takes and feeds superb is this big enough and every six days ok

jono2411
Yearling

United Kingdom
655 Posts

Posted - 06/08/2009 :  12:10:08  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
does it leave a visible lump in him? if not they maybe you should consider moving a siz up if you think he can take it...

1.0.0 Mexican Black Kingsnake : Baron Samedi
0.0.1 Apricot Pueblan Milksnake : (Hercule) Poirot
0.1.0 Striped Splotched Sinaloan Milksnake : Arminia
0.1.0 Pueblacorn - Cleopatra
0.0.3 Fire-Bellied Toads: Ghengis Khan, Bruce Lee & Chairman Mao

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magneticblue
Kingsnake Forum Admin

United Kingdom
1511 Posts

Posted - 06/08/2009 :  16:24:05  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
jono's question is the correct one to ask, if there isn't a visible lump once your snake has eaten then it is definitley time to up the prey size, or if your snake can't eat medium mice then give him two small mice


1.1.0 Arizona mountain king (Sylar and Claire)
0.1.0 Blotched king ( Jasmin)
1.1.0 Guyana red-tail boa (Hercules and Athena)
1.0.1 children (Alfie and BUMP)

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lee2308
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United Kingdom
1609 Posts

Posted - 06/08/2009 :  16:46:24  Show Profile  Click to see lee2308's MSN Messenger address  Reply with Quote
i would say try 2 for a few weeks if he will take muliple prey,if not just try the larger prey

1.0 dumeril boa,0.1 bci boa,1.0 royal python,1.0 mbk kingsnake,1.0corn,1.2 chinese water dragon,0.0.1 bearded dragon

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