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 #2091967


_kyle_
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 Hey, im back and have a rat question :)

hey all, i have a question
i fisrt started coming on this site about 2 years ago and now and i started feeding my royal on mice, now hes grown up and is currently at roughly 4ft, is he ready now for medium rats, oh he has been eating rats for a while now and i would say he is a girthy as the rat itself

any advice is much apperciated and its good to be back on here :)
thanks
11/04/09  03:50pm

 #2091970


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   Message To: _kyle_   In reference to Message Id: 2091967


 Hey, im back and have a rat question :)

Sm rats are fine for adult ball pythons for life. Just cause they cant eat larger prey dont mean they should. The more you feed the faster your getting closer to a feed strike.

I feed large meals to breeding females only other than that they get sm rat once every 7 days.
11/04/09  03:54pm

 #2091986


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   Message To: Flameethrower   In reference to Message Id: 2091970


 Hey, im back and have a rat question :)

yeah, i was thinking that, just when i went to the shop today to pick up a uv lamp for my terrapin i realised i had no rats left and they only had a med rat, i feed a small rat every week but i was just wondering if this medium rat would be ok until i can get a small one again...he’s veryyy hungry haha
11/04/09  04:32pm

 #2091997


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   Message To: _kyle_   In reference to Message Id: 2091986


 Hey, im back and have a rat question :)

i just need to know wheather or not i should attempt to feed him this medium rat or wheather it could entd up in a resulting injury just this once until my local shop gets their stock of smalls in in 10 days time

thanks
11/04/09  05:06pm

 #2092003


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   Message To: _kyle_   In reference to Message Id: 2091997


 Hey, im back and have a rat question :)

a medium seems a little big, give him a large mouse it’ll hold him off till u can get a small rat.
11/04/09  05:14pm

 #2092067


Tenten~
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   Message To: Ballcham77   In reference to Message Id: 2092003


 Hey, im back and have a rat question :)

You should be able to feed a 4ft ball python a med no problem. My sister feeds her 4ft male med from time to time and he gets them down just fine. Just make sure its pre-killed first or watch to make sure he eats it without getting bitten if you need to feed live. As long as it’s the same size around or smaller than the thickest part of his body you shouldn’t need to be worried.
~Adeline~



11/04/09  07:26pm

 #2092084


_kyle_
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   Message To: Tenten~   In reference to Message Id: 2092067


 Hey, im back and have a rat question :)

yeah its not thicker than its girth, but you know im just a concerned bp owner lol since iv never fed it anything like that before, im done with mice now i managed to change him from mice to rats no problems at all i wouldnt want to mess with that thanks for the help il feed it tomorow before hitting the pub :)
11/04/09  08:25pm

 #2092239


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   Message To: _kyle_   In reference to Message Id: 2092084


 Hey, im back and have a rat question :)

anybody else got a oppinion about my predicament lol, im worried that its neck wont be able to stretch that much

muchos gracia
11/05/09  09:00am


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