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Time to size up?

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jennwhittingham

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I thought it might be time to upsize so I bought some fuzzies. I place a frozen one next to my little guy and it looks really big. Now Im not so sure. He has been eating double pinks for 3 feedings now. What do you guys think?

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Do you have a weight on your snake and the fuzzy? It looks maybe a tad big, and 3 feeds of double pinks doesn't sound like many.
 
I will be doubling up on mine until I run out probably as I bought 100, I don't think it will hurt. 4g is the right size for the weight of the snake according to the Munson chart, but they also say something like 1 1/2 size of the snake at it's biggest area of girth, hope I said that right. :uhoh:
 
An update!!

Went back to the petstore and they were out of pinkies so i cane home, cut a fuzzy in half lengthwise and gave it to him in the 2 pieces (warm mice guts smell awful!!!)
It looked like he was having difficulty getting it down but he took both pieces. His little belly was huge after so i let him crawl out of his feeding container on his own by placing the small tupperware in his viv and removing it after.

I checked on him today and no regurge but his belly is still big so i left him alone.

Is this good practice and something I can continue or should i go buy some pinkies when they buy some available again? He was eating double pinks before.



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Thanks Jenn. I completely agree. I should be an absolute last resort. Sadly, it did get to that point. My issue is that I want to get my guy to start feeding on his own.

For the record, I'm very careful and throughout the last 3 months I'm very efficient at it. I'm quick and the stress to the snake is minimal...As minimal as it gets, anyway.
 
s this good practice and something I can continue or should i go buy some pinkies when they buy some available again? He was eating double pinks before. "

Any input from advanced keepers? He kept it down and is looking pretty good although i think he is in the beginning of blue again




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