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Large (2-3g) Pinky or 2 Regular (1-2g) Pinkies?

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Laculebrita.Sienna

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I need to stock up on some mice for my snake and am looking to buy them in bulk. My 5 month old motley is about 15.4g so far and I know pretty soon I will have to start giving him bigger meals. Ive been feeding him a pinky every 5 days and he's been eating like a champ! I was wondering if I should purchase 100 regular day old pinkies to start feeding him double pinkies for the near future or say 25 pinkies for now and 50 "large" 2-5 day old pinkies for later. My worries are that Ive read/heard mixed things about feeding snakes multiple meals at a time. Also I'm not sure if he'll eventually be able to take large pinkies (by the time the regulars run out) because the regular pinkies now still leave a decent bulge (photos attached). Any advice?

Bonus quick question: does any one know how long it usually takes for corns to upgrade to large pinkies and fuzzies? I know every snake is different, but mine seems to be growing at a pretty average rate.
 

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15 grams is when I typically move mine onto two large pinks. I would buy a bag of 50 of those, and start giving him 1 large pink for a few meals and then jump up to 2. I doubt you will need more than the one bag, honestly.
 
Oh wow! So should I have started him on large pinkies already? I've never seen a large pinky mouse, does his girth look like it could handle one? I am terrified of getting a regurge
 
Hey Tonya, thanks for your reply! I'd been looking for a guide like that everywhere but just kept reading "all snakes grow differently, you just have to wait and see". With all of this advice in mind I decided to go to micedirect.com and get a bag of 20 regular pinkies, 40 large pinkies and 20 small fuzzies. This way, I can start doubling regulars for 10 meals or have the option of mixing a regular with a large if necessary - and use the same approach for the large pinkies and small fuzzies down the road. Usually for a variety of sizes and amounts (not in bulk) it can get pricey but currently if you spend $49, they'll ship for free! I spent $60 total so I'm glad for that price he'll be set with food for a while with a good gradual increase in sizes dependent on his needs.
 
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