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 #880887


Syraphemslayer
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 Power Feeding

ok i have 2 16-17 in niles and i feed them 3 pinkies a week and the lady says that i am power feeding them and that i am feeding them to many pinkies



07/12/06  08:04pm

 #880898


Monitorboy319
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   Message To: Syraphemslayer   In reference to Message Id: 880887


 Power Feeding

All you feed them is pinkies? no insects?
07/12/06  08:08pm

 #880909


Syraphemslayer
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   Message To: Monitorboy319   In reference to Message Id: 880898


 Power Feeding

i feed them crickets but not as often but i do supplement them in the diet
07/12/06  08:14pm

 #880925


KAP10CAVY
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   Message To: Syraphemslayer   In reference to Message Id: 880909


 Power Feeding

Only 3 pinkies a week?
Should be more like 3 hoppers a day at that size with as many criclets or roaches as it wants.

Scott
07/12/06  08:24pm

 #880930


Syraphemslayer
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   Message To: KAP10CAVY   In reference to Message Id: 880925


 Power Feeding

ok so i am not power feeding them if anything im not feeding them enough
07/12/06  08:28pm

 #880938


Krusty
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   Message To: KAP10CAVY   In reference to Message Id: 880925


 Power Feeding

"power feeding" is a retarded snake term. you are underfeeding it. if it will eat daily, feed it... bugs, mice it can swallow, turkey burger, fish,etc. mostly whole prey stuff. you don’t have to worry about obesity in a growing juvenile nile unless you have it living in a small shoebox enclosure.
07/12/06  08:31pm

 #880946


Syraphemslayer
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   Message To: Krusty   In reference to Message Id: 880938


 Power Feeding

alright thanx man i was making sure that i wasn’t going to lead them into any health problems and the pet store lady tells me that everytime i go in there and buy the food that i am power feeding them and it will lead to digestive problems but i ignore her and today i decided to check on the matter
07/12/06  08:35pm

 #880957


Meee
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   Message To: Syraphemslayer   In reference to Message Id: 880946


 Power Feeding

petstores are useually wrong.



07/12/06  08:39pm

 #880989


Razeraze
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   Message To: Krusty   In reference to Message Id: 880938


 Power Feeding

power feeding is BS in snakes also.
07/12/06  08:57pm

 #880992


Nelson jacobson
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   Message To: Meee   In reference to Message Id: 880957


 Power Feeding

did u do ne research before u got two lizards that have nasty temperments and grow over 6 ft?
07/12/06  08:58pm

 #880995


Krusty
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   Message To: Meee   In reference to Message Id: 880957


 Power Feeding

it’s unusual for a pet store to try to steer you away from buying things, too. good luck with him.
07/12/06  08:59pm

 #881462


Caam.
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   Message To: Krusty   In reference to Message Id: 880995


 Power Feeding

She is probably hoping they’ll starve to death so you’ll buy replacement monitors. It’s been said already, but feed as much as they want to eat. Let them grow to their full potential. Just pray they don’t eat you broke.
07/13/06  01:27am

 #881488


SHvar
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   Message To: Syraphemslayer   In reference to Message Id: 880887


 Power Feeding, is a non existant term.

Usually told to new keepers by petstores and dealers trying to justify barely feeding their animals.
Actually not powerfeeding is cruelty.
07/13/06  01:57am


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