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feeding size for 10 month old
- Thread starter weerogue
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NH93
New member
Um... I'm no expert on feeding, I've only had my snake a month or so. She's 16 months, 82 grams, feeding on 2 fuzzies a week but need to move up to hoppers.
I would think that an adult (older than your snake) would be eating an adult sized mouse once per week, or even every 10+ days depending...
My guess is that it sounds a little large. Any photos of your snake?
I would think that an adult (older than your snake) would be eating an adult sized mouse once per week, or even every 10+ days depending...
My guess is that it sounds a little large. Any photos of your snake?
hypnoctopus
Olivia Barron
Medium adult mice? Those would be quite large for any of my yearlings. How much does she weigh? At 10 months old, my snakes were taking large fuzzies or hoppers.
Hi guys 
yeah im as baffled as you are... i just tried to measure her and she is 28inch to 30inch just now, i feed her every week last 2 weeks have been a jump from small mice to medium. she takes them well and there is a noticable bulge but it is gone in 2 days. sheds and eats perfect every time. she is still quite slender in terms of girth but length seems normal for that age?... unless im going to have a big snake on my hands... ill post a pic to giv u an idea
yeah im as baffled as you are... i just tried to measure her and she is 28inch to 30inch just now, i feed her every week last 2 weeks have been a jump from small mice to medium. she takes them well and there is a noticable bulge but it is gone in 2 days. sheds and eats perfect every time. she is still quite slender in terms of girth but length seems normal for that age?... unless im going to have a big snake on my hands... ill post a pic to giv u an ideaAttachments
Christen
New member
It is plausible for a 10 month old to eat medium mice. You have to remember depending on who is selling the mice medium mice could be our weaned and I have had a number of babies on weaned by a year. On the other hand I have had a number of babies still on fuzzies at a year as well. I think she is growing great and is a very pretty snake BTW.
Blue Apple Herps
aka Matthew, PhD
Feed her something that is ~1.5 times the widest part of her body once a week. Feed her that until you no longer see a lump, then move up to a larger prey size, and continue until you no longer see a lump, then next size up, etc etc.
It's a little pointless to compare what your 10 month old snake is eating compared to another 10 month old snake. Snakes are like people and grow at different rates. Plus your definition of a medium mouse may be different than some one else's definition of a medium mouse.
It's a little pointless to compare what your 10 month old snake is eating compared to another 10 month old snake. Snakes are like people and grow at different rates. Plus your definition of a medium mouse may be different than some one else's definition of a medium mouse.