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02-Apr-07, 09:04 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Nov-06 Location: Brisbane Gender:  | | | Juv Mac Feeding regine advice req'd...
My Mac was born new years day 07. Had her for 4 weeks.
What is the general consensus on a typical feeding regine for her. I started with two pinkies per week and the last 2 feeds have been a single fuzzy once per week. I get the impression from her she is chasing another fuzzy each meal time.
How do you know how big of meal to feed her and how often during her early growing period? |
03-Apr-07, 12:26 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Nov-06 Location: Brisbane Gender: | | | | C'mon everyone, surely you have all been there before owning your first snake. Sorry it's not a pretty post with pics. Just after some info......... |
03-Apr-07, 12:29 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Feb-07 Location: Western Suburbs NSW Gender: | | | | I feed mine every 5 days 1 fuzzy and she is fine. hacthed Dec 06
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03-Apr-07, 12:31 PM
|  | Maccie Queen Subscriber | Join Date: Jan-07 Gender:  | | | Hi there!
I have 2 gorgeous hatchy macs born in dec/nov! I have them on a pinky rat about every 7-10days and approx every 6th feed I add cod liver oil to their meal. This helps with scale health and also helps sloughing.
Snakes will always SEEM to be hungry and they will eat as much as you give them so be careful not to "OVERFEED" them as they'll end up being obese little snakes! And we don't want that!
I hope this helps 
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03-Apr-07, 12:43 PM
|  | Has Happy Herps.... Sponsor | Join Date: Aug-03 Location: SYDNEY | | | | I feed all my hatchy macs every 4 or 5 days. They get 2 pink mice until they are big enough to take a small pink rat. They all feed well, shed well, poop well, grow well, don't look too small and don't look too fat. I don't wait till they poo before I feed again and I use a regular feeding regime. As they get older I reduce the regularity of there feeds to just maintain a healthy body weight.
Cheers
Daz
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05-Apr-07, 09:17 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Nov-06 Location: Brisbane Gender: | | | | thanks for your input, it appears others had similar questions and received feedback which helped me also.. |
10-Apr-07, 09:54 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Jan-07 Location: kilsyth Age: 14 | | | | i feed my `4 mnth mac pinkie every week mayby i shuld feed it more its a skinny lil snaken |
11-Apr-07, 07:27 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Nov-06 Location: Brisbane Gender: | | | Quote:
Originally Posted by snakeboy5000  i feed my `4 mnth mac pinkie every week mayby i shuld feed it more its a skinny lil snaken | mine is just over 3 months old and i've been feeding her fuzzy mice for the last 3 weeks. She is very healthy looking. | |
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