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10-Dec-07, 05:42 PM
|  | Moorebank Reptiles Subscriber | Join Date: Jan-07 Location: Moorebank Age/Gender: 14  | | |
ok as many of you know i lost my first snake and only just found her. she is a year old now and is only eating large fuzzy, she has grown since i found her but she should be way bigger yer??
cheers
Damien
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10-Dec-07, 05:45 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Oct-06 Location: sydney Age/Gender: 13 | | | | what type more info
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10-Dec-07, 05:46 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: May-07 Location: North Brisbane Gender: | | | | Show some pics or give some measurements.
As long as the snake is healthy and eating then it doesn't really matter if it a bit small for its age. I guess it depends on the snake. If its a spotted than a fuzzys ok, but if its a scrubby only eating fuzzys...
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10-Dec-07, 05:48 PM
| | Moorebank Reptiles Subscriber | Join Date: Jan-07 Location: Moorebank Age/Gender: 14 | | | | its a childrens but my mates is hude she is probable just ova a foot and she is a year old
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10-Dec-07, 05:53 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: May-07 Location: North Brisbane Gender: | | | | Maybe theirs is overfed? Its like I said as long as you start feeding it right and everything it should be ok. If you are wondering whether Its growth might be stunted, well I have a female spotted which was about that big after a year, but shes fine now. There'd be plenty of wild children's that are only that small after 1 year.
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10-Dec-07, 05:55 PM
| | Moorebank Reptiles Subscriber | Join Date: Jan-07 Location: Moorebank Age/Gender: 14 | | | | but i lost her and dont know what she fed on she was still small when i found her
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10-Dec-07, 05:57 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: May-07 Location: North Brisbane Gender: | | | | Oh, if she was lost during winter she may not have eaten much at all. But it might be worth getting her wormed just in case.
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10-Dec-07, 06:06 PM
| | Moorebank Reptiles Subscriber | Join Date: Jan-07 Location: Moorebank Age/Gender: 14 | | | | already have warmed her and startewd to feed her again but i am worried she is two small foe her age
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10-Dec-07, 06:12 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: May-07 Location: North Brisbane Gender: | | | | What is the perfect size for her age? Unlike people, snakes sizes depends on how much and how often they eat. In the wild this varies heaps. Imagine a snake living in a field full of mice compared to one living somewhere that is having a drought. She will still grow to adult size. Its just that it may take a few months more to do so.
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10-Dec-07, 06:24 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: May-07 Location: North Brisbane Gender: | | | | As long as it is healthy than its not a big deal. Are you wondering that you should start feeding her twice as much to make up lost time? I wouldn't, overall Its just missed out a few months worth of feeds (just like it may have in the wild during winter).
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10-Dec-07, 06:35 PM
|  | Badonkadonk Bandit Subscriber | Join Date: Jun-03 Location: Nikonia Gender: | | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Reptile_Boy  but i lost her and dont know what she fed on she was still small when i found her | I think you've just answered your own question |
10-Dec-07, 06:55 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Jan-05 Location: near Bundaberg QLD | | | | settle petal lol, just feed her as you would have before, in the warmer months MAYBE feed a FEW extra, she'll catch up in time. if she has just been gone over the colder months i wouldnt be too concerned, captive snakes tend to be over fed not under.
congrats on finding her.
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