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Feeding to Much

they will most likely regurge it..If they can get it down...if they can't get it down they just might no eat it..
 
You should only give them a meal that is 1.5x the length of the largest area of their body..If the lump is there for more then 24 hours then you have given it to much..and you should not overfeed a snake..even if they do eat it, they could become fat due to this and it could make shedding uncomfortable for them..Just because they eat something doesn't mean it's good for them..as owners, it is our responsibility to take care of them and watch for their well being..
 
hmm..well Maize went from eatting one pinkie...upto eatting 2 pinkies in a feeding..and then up to what she eats now...1 fuzzie..so I wouldn't feed 4 pinkies to a snake that could just be happy with a fuzzie...how old, long is your snake and how much does it weigh?
 
Maize411 said:
You should only give them a meal that is 1.5x the length of the largest area of their body.
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My snakes might have a difficult time swallowing a two-foot meal. :grin01: I believe you meant to say 1.5x the WIDTH of the largest area of their body.
 
Maize411 said:
You should only give them a meal that is 1.5x the length of the largest area of their body..If the lump is there for more then 24 hours then you have given it to much..and you should not overfeed a snake..even if they do eat it, they could become fat due to this and it could make shedding uncomfortable for them..Just because they eat something doesn't mean it's good for them..as owners, it is our responsibility to take care of them and watch for their well being..
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I thought the rule was that if the lump is there less than 24 hours than you can move up a meal size. Isn't the lump being there for more than 24 hours a sign that you are feeding the correct amount? I could be mistaken. ;)


---Kenny
 
I meant that if it is there for a long period of time after 24 hours..like if it's there for 30 hours...then that might be to big..
 
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