Re: Fuzzies and size...

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Posted by Steve on March 28, 2002 at 03:12:27:

In Reply to: Fuzzies and size... posted by pauljordanuk on March 27, 2002 at 07:13:53:

If the snake is eating that amount happily and looking to eat again next time you feed then you're getting it right. I prefer to feed more small food items than big ones - less stress and strain on the snake. Keeping the items no wider than the snake itself is a good rule of thumb.

If you are overfeeding the snake will either refuse food or start regurg-ing so it sounds like you are okay. Regarding size - feeding the snake up will make it grow faster (power-feeding, not always a good thing!!) but not any bigger in the long run. the snakes evetual size will be largely determined by genetics - i.e. size of the parents and snakes of that bloodline.

Hope this helps.

Good luck

Steve

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: If the snake is eating that amount happily and looking to eat again next time you feed then you're getting it right. I prefer to feed more small food items than big ones - less stress and strain on the snake. Keeping the items no wider than the snake itself is a good rule of thumb. : If you are overfeeding the snake will either refuse food or start regurg-ing so it sounds like you are okay. Regarding size - feeding the snake up will make it grow faster (power-feeding, not always a good thing!!) but not any bigger in the long run. the snakes evetual size will be largely determined by genetics - i.e. size of the parents and snakes of that bloodline. : Hope this helps. : Good luck : Steve

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