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    Subadult snake Foxrun402's Avatar
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    Nightcrawlers.... How do I know when she has had enough?

    She is small right now just about maybe 13 inches long and no bigger around then my pinky!

    Is this too much for her at once? she seems to take it like a champ!


    (Click to view Slow Motion played at 1/4 speed)

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    Re: Nightcrawlers.... How do I know when she has had enough?

    I think you would be safe with twice that amount.
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    Re: Nightcrawlers.... How do I know when she has had enough?

    Thanks Steve! I will probably give her another tomorrow.. I think she is sleeping now lol

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    Re: Nightcrawlers.... How do I know when she has had enough?

    Cool video! It reminded me of the movie Jaws lol.

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    Re: Nightcrawlers.... How do I know when she has had enough?

    Yeah it was kinda cool to see her in slow motion lol... She is sooooo fast ! Thank goodnes for a GoPro Hero2! haha

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    Re: Nightcrawlers.... How do I know when she has had enough?

    I think you could give her a good amount more if she is 13 inches. My tiniest baby, who is about six inches long, eats about half that amount chopped into very small pieces. I feed her every 2-3 days. My bigger babies...who are about 10 inches, I'm guessing, eat two large worms between the four of them, chopped into bite sized chunks. Hermes, who is probably around 14-16 inches, eats a whole large worm chopped into bite sized chunks too. I feed the larger babies every 3-4 days and Hermes every 5-6 days with my other adults. I would probably give her a whole worm and chop it into bite sized pieces...it will be easier for her to eat.
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    Re: Nightcrawlers.... How do I know when she has had enough?

    Worms are mainly water and easily digested it's quite hard to over feed them when on worms.When she was less than a foot in length,my marcianus once ate one and a half full sized worms.I expected her to eat a little bit and then I would freeze what was left but the fat git scoffed the lot
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    Re: Nightcrawlers.... How do I know when she has had enough?

    Quote Originally Posted by -MARWOLAETH- View Post
    Worms are mainly water and easily digested it's quite hard to over feed them when on worms.When she was less than a foot in length,my marcianus once ate one and a half full sized worms.I expected her to eat a little bit and then I would freeze what was left but the fat git scoffed the lot
    Freezing worms = thawed pile of goo.
    Been there, done that. Never again.
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    Re: Nightcrawlers.... How do I know when she has had enough?

    I frozen some worm bits a few times.They stayed intact after they thawed
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    Re: Nightcrawlers.... How do I know when she has had enough?

    Quote Originally Posted by -MARWOLAETH- View Post
    I frozen some worm bits a few times.They stayed intact after they thawed
    It must be a U.K. lob worm thing
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