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Please help me, confirm I won't hurt my snake mouth..

dyls1

dyls1

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Hi All,

I've posted this in the feeders section but think this section is probably the right place to post it..
Sorry for the double post.

My Luna weighs 31 grams and is about 20 inchs long and is about 10 months old.
I am currently feeding her 2 large pinkies, together the pinkies weigh 8 grams.
I believe this to be right according to the Munson plan.
Maybe even too small a feed!?

My only problem is that her mouth seems to be at FULL stretch.
I was a little concerned that the pinkie is too big and is going to split her mouth.
Looking at the pinkie along side her body its not too big (1 1/2 sized rule).
Can she just have a small mouth or am I just worrying due to me being new to this keeping a snake.

I have two pinkies defrosting now ready to feed her tonight.

Thanks
Dyl
 
Wow!! She is eating PINKIES?? She should be eating fuzzies by now. You won't hurt her mouth, trust me!
 
Not even new hatched babies really do a full stretch when they eat a pinkie... unless they are itty bitty... but my big 10-13 gram hatchlings all just had their first meals and they disnt even have lumps in their bellies... so either she has something wrong with her, or you're just a concerned parent! :) I mean that in a good way btw
 
AliCat37 said:
Not even new hatched babies really do a full stretch when they eat a pinkie... unless they are itty bitty... but my big 10-13 gram hatchlings all just had their first meals and they disnt even have lumps in their bellies... so either she has something wrong with her, or you're just a concerned parent! :) I mean that in a good way btw
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I hope it is just that I am over concerned.

I started her on little pinkies and now use large pinkies. (they weigh 4-5 grams each)
I have fuzzies waiting for her in the freezer.

When I got her I was told that the breeder was feeding her 1 pinkie every 7 days..?
I have 2 pinkies left after tonights 2, which I will give her in another 4 days time.
I will then put her on 1 fuzzie every 4 days then...

It just seems that her mouth has to get REALLY big.

Thanks
 
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