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hiper2009
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 Posted - 20/10/2010 : 21:22:19
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Originally posted by Snakesitter
LOL hairdryer, nice! At least it looked good going down....
Lol i agree so when do i start feeding every 5 days with mayhem as i don't want to push my luck with him and he goes off food again what routine shal i do with him im abit lost for where when it comes for him as i don't want to blow it with him as he has started to feed for him self thanks to your tips.  |
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Snakesitter
Rainbow Master
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Posted - 21/10/2010 : 00:18:18
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I'd leave feeding at once per week, honestly, for all of them. Every top Brazilian breeder I know follows that pattern. It works fine, they grow fine, and no sense rushing mother nature (and in his case, risking more feeding problems).
If you feel you must feed more often, I would handle conservatively, as follows:
--Leave him at once per week for a month, just to make sure he's got the idea down, folowing the *exact* same tricks you've used
--Then tighten it to every six days for four more weeks
--Then and only then move to every five days
See how this keeps it gradual?
One final note: if you move up a size in prey, be careful to move the frequency back to weekly to let his system adjust. |
Cliff Earle
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hiper2009
Banned
United Kingdom
845 Posts |
Posted - 23/10/2010 : 23:23:49
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Originally posted by Snakesitter
I'd leave feeding at once per week, honestly, for all of them. Every top Brazilian breeder I know follows that pattern. It works fine, they grow fine, and no sense rushing mother nature (and in his case, risking more feeding problems).
If you feel you must feed more often, I would handle conservatively, as follows:
--Leave him at once per week for a month, just to make sure he's got the idea down, folowing the *exact* same tricks you've used
--Then tighten it to every six days for four more weeks
--Then and only then move to every five days
See how this keeps it gradual?
One final note: if you move up a size in prey, be careful to move the frequency back to weekly to let his system adjust.
Thank you i have noted all this down , I am going to upload some pics of both the boa's on wednesday or thursday and mayhem is in shedd right now so thats a sign he is growing  |
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Snakesitter
Rainbow Master
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Posted - 25/10/2010 : 20:24:18
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| Looking forward to the picts! |
Cliff Earle
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HE ATE !!!!
