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Originally Posted by Haight
So he hasn't pooped yet, but I had him out today for a few minutes and I got a chance to weigh him. 15g. I have found some urates in his viv so I know that not all of the pinkies weight is still on him. I weighed two other same size pinkies that I have in the freezer and they came out at 4g together. Its been 4 days since he fed.
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Theory says a 15 gram snake can eat 2-2 gram pinkies every 5 days. However, your snake looked beyond stuffed in the picture which is what I think had everyone concerned. If it were me, I'd still feed a single pinky for a little while. If you can get your hands on some 3 gram pinkies, one of those every 5 days would probably be ideal.
Many of us who use the Munson plan for guidance go more slowly because the plan is designed for maximum growth to breeding size. Somewhat slower growth may be healthier in the long run.
For example, my snake is between 45 and 50 grams (he weighed 44 grams before the last feeding) and I'm just about to move him up from 5 gram fuzzies up to 7 gram fuzzies. He's been gaining 3 grams a feeding except for the 10 day pre-shed fast when a feeding was skipped and he only gained one gram. You can see I'm behind as far as Munson is concerned, but my snake is gaining steadily and is a healthy shape (the so called loaf of bread cross section). And when I put him on the larger fuzzies, I'm also going from a 5 to a 6 day schedule.
Of course it's all a lot of judgement calls. The food bulge and how fast it disappears is definitely something to be aware of. Many of us with one snake use all of a smaller prey on hand before moving to larger. It doesn't hurt a thing. I'm not throwing out my last 5 gram fuzzy that's for sure!