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Accidental overfeed

Forcedexile

Forcedexile

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Ok so i made a rookie mistake. I made the assumption that all pinkies were the same size, or relatively the same size. But after closer comparison, the pinkies I got from PetSmart were at least double if not triple the size of the pinkies from Petco. So in my ignorance I fed him two of these over-sized pinkies on friday and today, Tuesday, he doesn't have a "notable" bulge in his stomach but i can tell he still has some undigested material in his stomach because he just seems a little fat, hope i'm describing that accurately . So I'm keeping an eye out for a regurge but i don't think it'll happen but let me stop talking and get to my question.

So being that he seems a little "fatter" than he should be should I...

A. Skip a feed.
or
B. Just decrease to one PetSmart pinkie this coming friday.
or
C. Feed him a one smaller pinkie this friday and then return to two small pinkies/one large pinkie the following friday.

I don't think it really matters any which way but i'm purely asking out of curiosity and the fact that I can't decide and would like some expert insight on to the topic.
 
You also might want to hold off for another day before handling him if he still seems to have some undigested stuff in his stomach, just to be sure he doesn't regurge.
 
i've heard that before lol. my response before was i'm not going to wait more than 72 hours to handle him when the rule of thumb for most is 48 hours after a feed. during that instance I handled him 48 hours after feeding and he had undigested material in him and no regurge occurred. I'm not worried about the possibility of a regurge. thank you for your concern though.
 
Forcedexile said:
So being that he seems a little "fatter" than he should be should I...

A. Skip a feed.
or
B. Just decrease to one PetSmart pinkie this coming friday.
or
C. Feed him a one smaller pinkie this friday and then return to two small pinkies/one large pinkie the following friday.
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I vote for

D. See what he looks like on Friday and figure it out then.
 
Same here I vote for D as well I also get petmart pinkies and what I do is look at the sizes and my corn he will eat 2 extra to medium sizes pinkies. :)
 
When did he eat? Just curious? I fed my snakes on the 25th and I think I fed too much as well and I had regurge on the 28th. Now I have to follow regurge protocol. I just wondered if you know they can regurge days after they eat is all. Hopefully he doesn't.
 
schnebbles said:
When did he eat? Just curious? I fed my snakes on the 25th and I think I fed too much as well and I had regurge on the 28th. Now I have to follow regurge protocol. I just wondered if you know they can regurge days after they eat is all. Hopefully he doesn't.
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Like how many days are we talking here? if you feed your snakes on the 25 then that's 4 days later it should not be regurge it's food unless something is wrong with the snake or maybe the food is a little bit bigger then normal.
 
Oops, yes, it was 4 days. I was thinking today was the 29th. I think I've read that snakes can regurge days later. I'm not positive on all of the timing.
 
feeding occurred on friday, the 25th.

thanks for the responses but being that D. wasn't one of my choices i'll disregard your suggestion :p
 
Forcedexile said:
feeding occurred on friday, the 25th.

thanks for the responses but being that D. wasn't one of my choices i'll disregard your suggestion :p
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Okay then I vote for A I'm wondering what is wrong with D? that would be the best thing to do. If I was in your shoes that is what I would do to play it safe.
 
well there's nothing wrong with D. but its just not much of an answer lol. either way I'm waiting until friday to do something so to say wait until friday and decide seems a little silly
 
Forcedexile said:
well there's nothing wrong with D. but its just not much of an answer lol. either way I'm waiting until friday to do something so to say wait until friday and decide seems a little silly
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I'd skip a feed... And why bother asking for opinions if you have already made up your mind...:devil01:
 
I actually think my regurge was 3 days. Anyhow, I've ordered nutribac from Kathy Love and she said get two doses in before I feed again. I ended up ordering the replacement feeding kit so I can feed him and know that I'm getting it in him. She gave me very good instructions and I will follow them. Do you have any nutribac? It's $12 on her site and for the cheapest shipping is 3.95. I thought it would be good to have on hand either way.

It sounds like we fed on the same day and maybe had the regurge on the same day. My snake is large enough, he should have been able to handle 2 pinkies but apparently not. If you want to send me anything Kathy Love told me, let me know. I have several emails from her that I'm saving so I always have it on hand.

PS - I'd skip a feed as well, nutribac or not.
 
Why are you feeding multiple food items? AFAIK Multiple food items are not the best way forward for snakes... Upping the food size is the logical answer...
BTW.... I have never ever had a regurg... And I been keeping lots of snakes for lots of years.....
 
He is probably following the Munson plan that suggests feeding 2 pinkies for a while before upping the size. That's what I'm doing as well with my snakes who are 18 gms or more.

So you would be suggesting small fuzzies vs 2 pinkies? I'm new as well and I've just gone by Munson.
 
Munson was Deano and he admitted it was only a guide that worked for him.. And just a guide to give people an idea what to do... He also said it needed to be fine tweaked but he didn't have time or inclination to do it... The Munson plan isn't the 'b' all and end all...
I feed..
Max 2.5 times max girth of snake,,, (I keep mainly Morelia) for colubrids go 1.5 times max girth of snake.... As for how often... Every 5-6-7-8-9-10 days..... Vary it... Max growth doesn't make healthy snakes... Snakes do not get hungry.... Feed so you see a noticeable lump in your snake... It should be gone in about 24 - 48 hrs.... feed again about 5-6-7-8-9-10 days later.... Warmth is the key to digestion....
Weight of your snake isn't important... Muscle tone is.....
 
snakewispera snr said:
I'd skip a feed... And why bother asking for opinions if you have already made up your mind...:devil01:
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I haven't made up my mind yet lol. That was the point of the post was to make up my mind and get some actual advice rather than just short and simple answers.

snakewispera snr said:
Why are you feeding multiple food items? AFAIK Multiple food items are not the best way forward for snakes... Upping the food size is the logical answer...
BTW.... I have never ever had a regurg... And I been keeping lots of snakes for lots of years.....
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Thought about upping the size. measured my snakes head and the fattest part of his body last week and the fuzzies I have are at least 2 times his head and body so I chose to not go up just yet.

I guess you could say I'm following the Munson plan based on my needs, feeding every 7 days instead of 5 or 6. I'm trying to follow it best by eyeballing it since I don't have a scale and don't plan on getting one. I feed if it leaves a lump for a couple of days that's what I do. Like I said in the original post I made the assumption that all pinkies were the same size so I came here asking for someone to make up my mind for me. I've still not completely made up my mind and like I said I don't think it matter much anyway. It was just plain curiosity.
 
Forget measuring the head.. It's not relevant..
And if your snake has eaten one of the big pinkie's already, it has to be ready for them...
The lump went in a couple of days so that's a good sign it's able to digest them....
Snakes have to move up in food size... Multiple feeding isn't desired IMO
 
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