|
15-05-2008, 09:49 PM
|
||||
|
||||
Is this too big a step in food size?
I have had my royal for just over a month, and he has taken 4 separate feeds of a large mouse for me no problem every time.
I have been told that the mouse is too small and I should feed bigger, I stuck with the large mouse up until now as I had 4 and wanted him to settle in before upping his food size. I now have some small rats for his next feed (week today), I was just wondering if they were too large and is once every 7 days too much. My royal is just over 2 foot I would say, and 500 grams weighed 2 weeks ago. Below is a picture of his the large mouse he is on now and the small rat to compare  Mouse 25g (frozen) rat 85g (frozen) Here is some pictures and a video of him eating the large mouse so you can get an idea of his size. I would say the rat is no wider that the royal, its just the length of the rat and the size of my royals head that is putting me off LOL (probably being over cautious)    
(alt link YouTube - Royal Python Feeding )
__________________
0.0.1 - Classic Corn (Munch) 0.0.1 - Amel Corn (Abe) 1.0.0 - Royal (Monty)  Last edited by Henhead; 15-05-2008 at 09:57 PM. 
|
|
15-05-2008, 09:57 PM
|
|||
|
|||
|
i recently stepped 1 of mine up to rat weaners, surprising wot they can eat.
ur looks similar size to mine, as does rat. i think it all looks alright from pic, 1 of those mice definately not enough, 2 maybe ok but reckon ur rat will be yummy :-D
__________________
0.1.1 corns (Venus and Popcorn) 1.0 w.hoggy (Hector) 0.1 cali king (Cleopatra) 0.1 Yellowbelly Royal Python (Aphrodite) 0.1 Spider Royal Pyhton (Trinity) 0.2 german shepherds (Xena and Asia) wanted: 0.2 normal royals for breeding next winter 1.0 royal yellowbelly 0.1 girlfriend  
|
|
15-05-2008, 10:14 PM
|
|||
|
|||
|
you could always try a large rat weaner which is the size down from the small rat
__________________
************************** dont mess with the best cause the best dont mess
|
|
15-05-2008, 10:16 PM
|
||||
|
||||
|
Best you can do is try it mate, looks like it'll take it fine, jsut see what happens- check what kind of a lump is left too! If its just a bit longer but not too much fatter it should be fine afterall they can eat upto 1.5 times their widest part of body!
__________________
 FOR SALE: -Hypo Corn Adult Believed to be Male -Checkered Garter Snake Believed to be female
|
|
15-05-2008, 10:36 PM
|
||||
|
||||
|
He will take down a small mouse easily! Only thing to worry about is if he will take rats some don't take them straight away after being on mice. you may need to feed a mouse then follow it up with a rat to get him used to them.
__________________
My Pets 0.1 Sunfire Retic 06 2.2 100% het Caramel Albino Retics 05 1.0 Tiger het Albino Retic 04 0.1 Yellow Calico Retic 04 Various Normals 1.0 Royal Python (badly burnt rescue) 2.6 Ornate Flying Snakes 1.0 Green Ameiva 1.0 Urocoan Rattlesnake 0.0.1 Waglers Viper 0.0.1 Buthus Occitanus 1.0 Crazy Black Labrador Scales and Tails Cornwall http://www.scalesandtails.co.uk
|
|
16-05-2008, 09:01 AM
|
||||
|
||||
|
he will eat that no worries mate! you will see a extreme growth spurt after you get him on them!
__________________
 owned boa constrictor imperator 0.1.0 leopard gecko 1.0.1 Cats 1.1.0 Bearded Dragons 1.1.0 wish list super golden child retic 1.1.0  super tiger Retic 0.1.0 boa constrictor imperator 1.0.0 (some sort of morph stud)
|
 |
| Thread Tools | |
| Display Modes | |
|
|
Linear Mode
