Lycari
03-15-2012, 09:37 PM
So, the Munson Plan says:
When they're on single pinks (2-3g), I feed every 5-6 days. (Snake = 4-15g)
-Double pinks (3g x 2) every 5-6 days. (Snake = 16-23g)
-Small fuzzies (5-7g) every 6-7 days. (Snake = 24-30g)
-Regular fuzzies (7-9g) every 6-7 days (Snake = 30-50g)
-Hoppers (9-12g) every 6-7 days (Snake = 51-90g)
-Weaned (14-20g) every 7 days (Snake = 91-170g)
-Adult (20-30g) every 7-x days (Snake = 170+) See below.
I have bolded the two lines that are important here.
I only have two and a half feedings left of food, so I weighed Saga in preparation for ordering more food. She came in at 41g.
Layne Labs' large fuzzies weigh in at 5.1-7.5g; their hoppers are 7.6-9.9g.
The Munson Plan says to get her the hoppers, I figure. Thing is, she still hides for as long as three days after a meal of two of their medium/large pinkies, which are 2-4g. Because I don't feed when she's in shed, my package of 25 of those lasted way longer than I thought it would and I think she's past the point of eating the Layne Labs small fuzzies which are 4-5g. Still, I'm worried about offering her something that much bigger than usual.
So, which should I order? Large fuzzies? Hoppers? Order 10 small fuzzies (smallest possible order size) to step her up to the bigger meals?
On a sort-of related note, I took Saga for her first vet exam, today. The vet seemed fairly good, maybe a 3 or a 4 out of 5. She didn't tell me to give her a light/dark cycle or UVB or even a basking bulb, but then, she also said to increase the top heat to 90 degrees.... (My BAH thermostat only seems to be able to hold temperature within 7 degrees, at least with my second-hand UTH. It's currently bouncing between 80-87 degrees.)
When I told her that Saga's mother was wild-caught, the first thing she wanted to do was make sure that I could get a fecal sample so she could test for the various horrors of the snakey world. I'm hoping this is a good sign, especially since she persisted even after I told her I was pretty sure Mica (the mother) had been tested before (even if her owner hadn't expressly said so). She gave me a thing to collect one with, but I dunno if I'll find one any time soon. Heh.
She checked the head, tail, cloaca, mouth... everywhere I expected her to. She told me Saga was in excellent condition and that she thought my husbandry was very good, even if she felt temps were a little low.
I asked her what to do if Saga ever had a stuck shed, and she gave me much the same instructions as are in Nanci's What To Do pinned topic here. When I asked her about moving up feed size, however, she told me to stick with pinkies and just feed more of them or more often until she gets bigger. I mentioned the "1.5x the snake's body" rule, and she told me about how she's had to fix dislocated and broken jaws from people feeding that way.
What's the professional opinion; good vet, she'll do for now, or keep looking?
Sorry for the wall-o-text; thanks for reading. :)
When they're on single pinks (2-3g), I feed every 5-6 days. (Snake = 4-15g)
-Double pinks (3g x 2) every 5-6 days. (Snake = 16-23g)
-Small fuzzies (5-7g) every 6-7 days. (Snake = 24-30g)
-Regular fuzzies (7-9g) every 6-7 days (Snake = 30-50g)
-Hoppers (9-12g) every 6-7 days (Snake = 51-90g)
-Weaned (14-20g) every 7 days (Snake = 91-170g)
-Adult (20-30g) every 7-x days (Snake = 170+) See below.
I have bolded the two lines that are important here.
I only have two and a half feedings left of food, so I weighed Saga in preparation for ordering more food. She came in at 41g.
Layne Labs' large fuzzies weigh in at 5.1-7.5g; their hoppers are 7.6-9.9g.
The Munson Plan says to get her the hoppers, I figure. Thing is, she still hides for as long as three days after a meal of two of their medium/large pinkies, which are 2-4g. Because I don't feed when she's in shed, my package of 25 of those lasted way longer than I thought it would and I think she's past the point of eating the Layne Labs small fuzzies which are 4-5g. Still, I'm worried about offering her something that much bigger than usual.
So, which should I order? Large fuzzies? Hoppers? Order 10 small fuzzies (smallest possible order size) to step her up to the bigger meals?
On a sort-of related note, I took Saga for her first vet exam, today. The vet seemed fairly good, maybe a 3 or a 4 out of 5. She didn't tell me to give her a light/dark cycle or UVB or even a basking bulb, but then, she also said to increase the top heat to 90 degrees.... (My BAH thermostat only seems to be able to hold temperature within 7 degrees, at least with my second-hand UTH. It's currently bouncing between 80-87 degrees.)
When I told her that Saga's mother was wild-caught, the first thing she wanted to do was make sure that I could get a fecal sample so she could test for the various horrors of the snakey world. I'm hoping this is a good sign, especially since she persisted even after I told her I was pretty sure Mica (the mother) had been tested before (even if her owner hadn't expressly said so). She gave me a thing to collect one with, but I dunno if I'll find one any time soon. Heh.
She checked the head, tail, cloaca, mouth... everywhere I expected her to. She told me Saga was in excellent condition and that she thought my husbandry was very good, even if she felt temps were a little low.
I asked her what to do if Saga ever had a stuck shed, and she gave me much the same instructions as are in Nanci's What To Do pinned topic here. When I asked her about moving up feed size, however, she told me to stick with pinkies and just feed more of them or more often until she gets bigger. I mentioned the "1.5x the snake's body" rule, and she told me about how she's had to fix dislocated and broken jaws from people feeding that way.
What's the professional opinion; good vet, she'll do for now, or keep looking?
Sorry for the wall-o-text; thanks for reading. :)