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 Question on feeding. thank you

i have a gopher snake, about 4 1/2 - 5 feet. about medium thickness in the middle. smallish in the head, good eater.

question is, ive been feeding him 1 REALLy large adult mouse every 5-7 days. ( and of course prekilled) should i be feeding him small rats now??


thank you
05/13/08  11:19pm

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   Message To: Animalkingdom92   In reference to Message Id: 1734794


 Question on feeding. thank you

Hows the size of the lump on the fella? I feed small rats to my 4 1/2 foot pythons and they take it down great. But balls have a bigger girth on them. Yes, try it. The rule is the width of the rat must be equal to the width of the snake at it’s largest point. Hope i have been a bit of help.
05/14/08  08:24am

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   Message To: SlipKnot4ever   In reference to Message Id: 1734961


 Question on feeding. thank you

thanks
05/14/08  08:17pm

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   Message To: Animalkingdom92   In reference to Message Id: 1735603


 Question on feeding. thank you

My bull is about 8 months,3 feet long and he eats rat pups, small ones I guess, since they don’t show when he eats them and they are fed live.....keeps up the muscle tone!
05/16/08  09:23am


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