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ae88weaver
10-12-2010, 04:32 PM
FREUD ATE!!!! HE ATE!!! HE ATE A NIGHT CRAWL!!! A MASSIVE, LONG, SLIMY GROSS WORM!!! RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME!!! I set the worm in the cage, moved him in front of it and he just latched on and took it in!!! It was enormous!! It was a little thinner than him but long, is that ok??

I AM PUMPED!!! :D:):p
ae88weaver
10-12-2010, 04:35 PM
oh and when do i feed him another nightcrawler?? he hasn't eaten in two weeks, maybe longer...
guidofatherof5
10-12-2010, 04:36 PM
I AM PUMPED!!! :D:):p

So is Freud:D
guidofatherof5
10-12-2010, 04:37 PM
oh and when do i feed him another nightcrawler?? he hasn't eaten in two weeks, maybe longer...

After he loses that full look is a good rule of thumb.

Over feeding can cause them to regurgitate.
ae88weaver
10-12-2010, 04:41 PM
[QUOTE=guidofatherof5;144111]After he loses that full look is a good rule of thumb.

without completely knowing what that look looks like :p what kind of time span am i looking at??
kibakiba
10-12-2010, 05:43 PM
It normally takes my snakes 3-4 days if they eat a large night crawler, 2-3 if its a smaller one. Night crawlers get digested faster than some other foods if I remember correctly.
Selkielass
10-13-2010, 07:17 AM
Hooooray!
Hmmm my snakes digestion seems to be faster than some of the others mentioned here. (I'm sure temperature etc. have something to do with it.)
At least wait for the poop before offering another meal. Many Garters are beggars and will beg for snacks well before they really *need* another meal.
infernalis
10-13-2010, 07:19 AM
Ever see them pace for food 10 minutes after they slam 4 pinkies?? It's almost comical.
Selkielass
10-13-2010, 07:24 AM
Abby's doing good to eat two large pinkies, but she'll hang out in her vines and play 'deadly predator' within a few hours of eating- If I have some little garden worms on hand I'll sometimes indulge her, but I'm starting to keep an eye on her girth.
ae88weaver
10-13-2010, 10:50 AM
Oh yeah Freud left me a "present" this morning hehe... The bulge isn't there anymore either... And right after he swallowed the worm he was begging for more it was hysterical!! I love him :)
guidofatherof5
10-13-2010, 10:58 AM
Oh yeah Freud left me a "present" this morning hehe... The bulge isn't there anymore either... And right after he swallowed the worm he was begging for more it was hysterical!! I love him :)

You've got it bad.
You're going to have a lot of fun with these snakes.;)
Thamnophisitis:D