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    Question how much food?

    i have a 15" and a 30"ish i've been feeding them both small pinkies... i know that this is far too small for the big one... but i think that they're about right for the baby... the mom has to eat about 10 pinkies in order to even look like she's eaten... the baby has to eat about 3... what size mice should i get her? and how many should i feed her? how often should i feed them both? the mom is about 7ish and the baby is 2
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    Re: how much food?

    A mouse that is fed should be no thicker than the thickest part of the snake.
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    Re: how much food?

    but can they be too small?
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    Re: how much food?

    1 or 2 food items(per feeding) that are the size of the largest part of the snakes body or 1.5x larger, smaller is not bad but bigger is easier
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    but can they be too small?
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    Re: how much food?

    how often?
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    Re: how much food?

    Too small is not a problem for the snake.
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    Re: how much food?

    also... can i feed her pork???
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    Re: how much food?

    babies- 2
    sub-adults and adults- 1 or 2
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    how often?
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    Re: how much food?

    okay... and...

    how often?
    also... can i feed her pork???
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    Re: how much food?

    sorry i was talking about how many times a week
    Quote Originally Posted by Snake lover 3-25 View Post
    okay... and...
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