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21-Sep-06, 08:36 PM
|  | slimin about! Subscriber | Join Date: Aug-06 Location: Cairns | | | Dropped snakes or snakes dropping...
I gotta ask this...
First night i had my snake she got herself in a precarious position and dropped the 40cm to the ground.
Then thru poor handling, she dropped again - I felt so horrible...
Then tonight, thru poor thought on her behalf my wee spotted jumped from the couch... well, not as much jumped as fell... With a flop... onto the tiles... I guess 45cm there too...
Does it hurt them? Are they designed to take a fall? What do I look for if the snake is injured? What are signs of distress?
And last but not least.. how do I know when my snake is hungry - i feed her weekly as suggested, but what if the fuzzies i give are too small? Will she feel hungry?
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21-Sep-06, 08:47 PM
| | Suspended | Join Date: Jun-04 Location: AUSTRALIA | | | Quote:
Originally Posted by slim6y 
And last but not least.. how do I know when my snake is hungry - i feed her weekly as suggested, but what if the fuzzies i give are too small? Will she feel hungry?
thanks!
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How big is your snake and what type? |
21-Sep-06, 08:58 PM
| | slimin about! Subscriber | Join Date: Aug-06 Location: Cairns | | | | Spotted - 11 months old. The breeder said feed her hoppers, but i couldn't find hoppers so i got fuzzies.... but the next size is weiners (sp?) and they look to big... |
22-Sep-06, 12:27 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Jan-06 Location: Melbourne | | | | Wld answer if I knew much about this. C'mon more experienced ppl, can't you offer any advice?
I've wondered about this myself too. |
22-Sep-06, 12:29 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Mar-06 Location: Darwin NT Age/Gender: 23  | | | | When hatchies if they are dropped they can bruise pretty easy but t that size it shuold be ok.
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22-Sep-06, 12:32 PM
| | slimin about! Subscriber | Join Date: Aug-06 Location: Cairns | | | | But are their internal organs well protected? Cause when she hits the ground she makes a good 'flop' sound...
Still unsure about whether I am feeding her enough or not tho.. I would have thought this is a hot topic... Well, all the experience - im very interested to work out if my spotted will eat a weiner with little or no trouble... or just stick with the weekly fuzzie!
Thanks tho waruikazi... I am pleased she looks ok |
22-Sep-06, 12:34 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Sep-06 Location: Sydney | | | | Why don't you just be more careful when you have the snake out? |
22-Sep-06, 12:35 PM
| | Suspended | Join Date: Mar-06 Location: Melbourne Gender: | | | | with the food if you get a bite that she constricts you that would point out hungar but i would try giving her 2 fuzzies or maybe a weaner (my 10month old childreni are on fuzzie rats every 7-10 days)?(which are about the size of a small adult mouse) hope that helps!
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22-Sep-06, 12:49 PM
| | slimin about! Subscriber | Join Date: Aug-06 Location: Cairns | | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Sabac Why don't you just be more careful when you have the snake out? | try telling Peyote that.... she's the one who jumped, i didn't push her.. I swear. She was happily crawling around and then.. flup... She was trying to make a break for it I guess 
I am so careful... I swear... Don't report me to child welfare please... hehe... JK... She really is well looked after, she does tend to put herself in situations she finds difficult in getting out of. I think she might be scared of heights. |
22-Sep-06, 01:14 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Aug-06 Location: Sydney NSW | | | | I believe I can fly...I believe FLOP...ahh bugger!
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22-Sep-06, 01:19 PM
|  | Big Hobs Subscriber | Join Date: Jul-06 Location: transporting herps along the east coast Age/Gender: 35 | | | | i feed my 7 month old mac 1 pinky rat every friday last monday i gave her another one and she took it like a little champ........... so that was 2 pinky rats in 3 days maybe a bit much i thought ?????
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22-Sep-06, 01:20 PM
| | Big Hobs Subscriber | Join Date: Jul-06 Location: transporting herps along the east coast Age/Gender: 35 | | | | lol cam................
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22-Sep-06, 01:35 PM
|  | Regular Member | | | | | If you just got it i would say not to handle it for a while to be sure not to cause any more stress then it has from beeing moved. If its a juivinle then it will just be a little more jumpy compared to adults and when you do hold it i would suggest beeing closer to the ground untill it calms donw so if it does take a flop of to no damage is done. Also he may be a bit more nervous because it hasent been handled much. I dont know much about the exact snake you ahve but i would feed a mouse a little bigger than the with of its body so it made a little buldge after it eats and then dont handle the day it was fed. Im no expert but i hope this helps . . good luck |
22-Sep-06, 01:37 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Sep-06 Location: Sydney | | | Quote:
Originally Posted by slim6y try telling Peyote that.... she's the one who jumped, i didn't push her.. I swear. She was happily crawling around and then.. flup... She was trying to make a break for it I guess
I am so careful... I swear... Don't report me to child welfare please... hehe... JK... She really is well looked after, she does tend to put herself in situations she finds difficult in getting out of. I think she might be scared of heights. | Well since it is a captive animal doesn't that make you atleast 90% responsible for what happens to her? If you know she tries to jump off things then why not restrict her time out of her enclosure to the floor or somewhere she can't fall off of?
I think common sence should be the question here |
22-Sep-06, 01:37 PM
| | Suspended | Join Date: Jun-04 Location: AUSTRALIA | | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Snow1369 with the food if you get a bite that she constricts you that would point out hungar but i would try giving her 2 fuzzies or maybe a weaner (my 10month old childreni are on fuzzie rats every 7-10 days)?(which are about the size of a small adult mouse) hope that helps! | When my Childreni was at that age, he was having a small adult mouse every week. Never refused a feed. IMO, I would increase the food size and see how he goes.  | | |
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