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xxxkah

xxxkah

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If i feed my baby 1 pinkie a week and i start feeding it two how can i get it on the munson plan?


Munson Plan​
-When they're on single pinks (2-3g), I feed every 4-5 days. (Snake = 4-15g)
-Double pinks (3g x 2) every 4-5 days. (Snake = 16-23g)
-Small fuzzies (5-7g) every 5-6 days. (Snake = 24-30g)
-Regular fuzzies (7-9g) every 5-6 days (Snake = 30-50g)
-Hoppers (9-12g) every 5-6 days (Snake = 51-90g)
-Weaned (14-20g) every 7 days (Snake = 91-170g)
-Adult (24-30g) every 7-x days (Snake = 170+)
-Jumbo Adults (40-50g) every 7-x days (Snake = 400g+)
 
Well it should probally go with out saying but you need a scale!
Once you know how much your snake weighs you can step into line with the plan.
However if your snake is small enough to be eatting just one pinkie a week the feeding frequency should be stepped up anyway.
 
ok but i fed it last friday so can i still feed it 5 days from then or will that be to much?
 
Well unless you're only feeding it on a matinence diet, once a week is too infrequent. And animal small enough to be only eatting pinks should be eatting every 4-5 days.
 
ok so should i change her feedin plan to 4-5 days but how would i do that if shes use to 7 days this is my third time feeding her
 
Well if it's only the third feeding I doubt the snake is "used" to being fed every 7 days already, besides snakes are opurtunistic, I'm sure it'll love more food.
 
Well before she shed i fed her n she ate it and im gonna go to pet co tmrw or wensday to get 2 pinkies
 
How many pinkies she eats has to do with how much she weighs, not how many times she has shed (i dont know if it has anything to do with what you were saying.) I would suggest weighing her, then figuring out where she is on the munson plan. I dont know if this is redundant, but I thought I'd say it in case what was said before isnt clear :)
 
Regardless of how many sheds, how many feeds, how many...whatever...the amount fo food you feed your snake depends entirely on the size of the snake.

You should only feed 1.5 times the widest part of their body. Whether you accomplish that with one item or multiple is up to you, and food availability, but you should never feed your snake prey that is greater than 1.5 times the widest part of their body.

That means if you are feeding two pinks, both pinks COMBINED should be no more than 1.5 times their body.

A basic feeding schedule that I follow for my corns follows:

Pinks-4 days(including double pinks)
Fuzzies-5 days
Hoppers-6 days
Weanlings-6-7 days(depending on snake and growth requirements)
Small adults-7 days
Medium adults-8 days
large adults- 8-9 days
Jumbo adults(retired breeders)-9 days

Hope that is helpful...
 
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