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02-Jul-06, 09:35 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: May-06 Location: Sydney Age/Gender: 27  | | | Can you overfeed a snake?
Just wondering if you can over-feed a snake? =)
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02-Jul-06, 09:38 PM
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Depends how many rats you've got 
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02-Jul-06, 09:39 PM
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Yes, and it can have serious effects on thier health, including early death.
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02-Jul-06, 09:40 PM
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Like this guy..
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02-Jul-06, 09:50 PM
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My new lill snake had eaten yesterday, although I put a thawed pinkie (pinkie = baby mouse?) in his tank and he ate that, still seemingly hungry I gave him another one. Now, I thought that if they werent hungry they wouldnt eat? I thought because he is a growing young man, he'd eat more than normal? Should I feed him every second day even if he does seem hungry?
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02-Jul-06, 09:54 PM
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Originally Posted by MrBredli Like this guy.. | ROTFLMAO 
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02-Jul-06, 10:02 PM
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Every 2 days is way too often (except maybe for a water python but I don't know much about that), I've heard that every 5 days is alright but some say once a week is still too often, there is a bit of debate over this issue and other threads you can look up. Do a search for over or power feeding.
Maybe increase the meal size, give it bigger mice or 2 or 3 at a time but it needs at least a few days to digest before you feed it again.
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02-Jul-06, 10:05 PM
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I'd recommend feeding your snake 1-2 mice every 5-10 days.
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02-Jul-06, 10:34 PM
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I agree with Mr Bredli
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02-Jul-06, 10:38 PM
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Originally Posted by mauesha Should I feed him every second day even if he does seem hungry? | Way too often is the consensus here I'm sure. I feed mine every 2.5 wks but they're Diamond Pythons and are different as they're slow growers. Probably around every 10 days is safe.
Better to underfeed than overfeed!
Btw most snakes and pythons would keep eating if allowed to, so don't take their willingness to eat as a sign of how often you should feed. I notice mine start getting more active and moving around their enclosure more when they are really hungry.
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02-Jul-06, 10:40 PM
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Originally Posted by MrBredli Like this guy.. | Can't for the life of me make out that pic! Have you got a bigger version MrBredli?
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02-Jul-06, 10:40 PM
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Yea i feed mine whe they pass the old stuff.... about every 5th day.
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02-Jul-06, 10:42 PM
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Can't for the life of me make out that pic! Have you got a bigger version MrBredli?
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02-Jul-06, 10:49 PM
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Thanks for that!
Whoh thats crazy stuff!  Quote: |
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02-Jul-06, 10:52 PM
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on metacafe theres fotage of a reticulated python regurgitating a small hipo
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