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Feeding schedule question

sandybunny

sandybunny

Bigger house=more snakes!
Hello everyone, I have a question regarding feeding. My '07 motley Cheerio is approaching 100g in weight. I'm feeding him a single hopper from TMF at feeding time. Is there a point at which they can go to two hoppers, or just bump up to one weanling? I try to follow the Munson Plan generally with my snakes, give or take a little. Thanks!
 
I have just bumped my 07 Motley to 2 hoppers. Also changed feeding from every 5 days to once a week. Just made a year old on the 4th of July.
 
Alright good, I just knew the Munson Plan made no mention of double hoppers, weanlings, ext. This is the biggest of my snakes, so I'm in unchartered territory. Thanks.
 
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I start offering weanlings at about 70 to 80 grams.
I offer two when they hit 100g and adult mice when they are around 130 or so.
I only weigh after shed.
 
Simbi gets a 10g hopper, she'll probably go up this next feeding. She's just over 100g. Kallisto (lucistic) gets a 14g mouse. She's around 130ish now. Both get fed once a week. Kallisto is definitely ready to move up, but Simbi tends to be lazy and therefore a bit pudgy so smaller mice.

I usually take the Munson plan and take the snake weight range and the mouse weight range and balance it out.
Example: Fuzzies are for snakes 30-50 g and range 7-9g. Snakes 30-40g get 7g mice, 40-50 get 8g, 50-60g get 9g mice and so on.

So far it works pretty well, I just adjust for various snakes needs if needed. I'd rather slightly underfeed than have fat snakes. Hopefully this makes sense. Brain not working yet this morning.
 
Thanks for all the help. :) The last order I placed with TMF, they were out of weanlings so I had to get hoppers. I just fed him two hoppers today and he did just fine taking both, I'll just be on the lookout for any regurges.
I agree about not having a fat snake. I'd rather keep thm a little trim, than obese. I'll keep him on two hoppers for awhile, then evaluate what to get at time of next order.
 
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