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Feeder size

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Eiram

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I'm wondering what size feeders and I guess how many I should be feeding to one of my snakes. Pixel is just over 50g which I think would put him(?) at eating hoppers? However, I get my feeders form the local store and the sizes go pinkies-> fuzzies-> adults. So if I decide to not order online (with my very small snake collection, I'm not sure it'd be the best option for me), at some point should I be doing two fuzzies, or just continue on one fuzzie until Pixel is big enough to eat an adult mouse? :shrugs:

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At fifty grams you should be feeding 10 gram hoppers. Have you tried to ask what sizes there adults come in. Mabey they will let you be picky and get only the smallest mice. If you order from layned labs you can get a much smaller quantity (10) than most oline reatailers.
 
They're all just bagged in a freezer. I guess I could go through them and try to pick out some small ones. However, I didn't realize you could get such small quantities. That might be the way I should go. I kind of like being able to run out and get some whenever I need, though.
 
For feeding, I've always found the Munson Plan (by Roy Munson) be awesome as a guideline. A copy of it can be found here. This plan works based on the corn's weight. Of course, there are exceptions to this chart. I had a female opal who got fat off it, so I had to cut back and I'm now taking care of a snake that needs more than is recommended. Also, a rescue snake that's underweight would need more than his weight would indicate. However, these are outliers, and seeing as your guy looks pretty healthy, following this plan should give you a good start.
 
Will they will let you pick through the mice in the freezer? If they will I would go in when they aren't busy and take a small kitchen scale and weigh the mice, that way you get the size you need.
 
Thanks Topaz, I am following the Munson plan, but the problem I'm having is that I don't have easy access to hoppers.

Alicia, I think I'll go through them, pick out the smallest and bring it home and compare it to Pixel. If it's not too big, I'll give that a shot. Thanks :)

I think I'll weigh the fuzzies I have now and compare it to the smallest frozen adult I can find. If they do end up being less than half the weight of one adult, should I do two fuzzies until Pixel gets a little bigger?
 
Right, sorry, I should have underlined the point a bit more, which was that the Munson Plan doesn't just illustrate the name of what you should be feeding, but the size in grams. If you can't get the right size mouse, you can always use multiple fuzzies or bits of bigger mice (I once fed a leg of an adult or head of a fuzzy for lack of anything else). The important bit is that you get the flesh to fur/bones ratio right.
 
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