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#1828588
Tactic10
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4ft Nic. 
How much mice would my 4ft nic eat? is 3 mice ok?
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08/12/08 04:32pm
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#1828598
Tactic10
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Message To: Tactic10 In reference to Message Id: 1828588
4ft Nic.
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08/12/08 04:35pm
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#1829256
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Message To: Tactic10 In reference to Message Id: 1828598
4ft Nic.
My 4 foot nics eat small rats. Same with my 4 foot Colombians.
Amie
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08/13/08 07:09am
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Message To: Tactic10 In reference to Message Id: 1828598
4ft Nic.
The prey item should be about the same size to slightly larger then the girth of your snake.
Randi
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08/13/08 07:54am
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#1829360
SusanC
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Message To: Barker In reference to Message Id: 1829278
 4ft Nic.
younger more active snakes should eat 1 appropriately sized prey item every 7 to 10 days. Older slower less active snakes should eat one appropriately sized prey item every 10-14 days. The size of your prey item will depend on the girth or how big around your snake is. Some people say slightly smaller... some say slightly larger.. I go with as close to the same size as possible.My 5 foot boa eats either really big small rats or small mediums (if that makes sense to you) he is a little bigger around than my arm at its largest point.. so that is how I choose my prey items. I don’t really think that there is a difference whether you feed 1 or 3.. except for convenience. I’d much rather feed 1 appropriately sized prey than a whole bunch of little ones... too time consuming for me.. I feed live and supervise each feeding until the swallowing process... (I have 22 snakes...so that takes a while) Anyway hope this helps..
Susan
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08/13/08 09:59am
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#1829672
Tactic10
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Message To: SusanC In reference to Message Id: 1829360
4ft Nic.
This all help its just that were i live they sell only live white mice (for feeding) im going to a reptile show (soon) were they sell 100 mice, rats ect (what ever you choose) its $20 for 100 mice,rats, ect.
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08/13/08 02:09pm
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#1829691
Bciaddict
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Message To: Tactic10 In reference to Message Id: 1829672
4ft Nic.
Yeah, sometimes you have to make do with what local suppliers have. When you go to the show, you should look for either weanling sized rats or small rats. Your nic/col boa looks big enough to handle that size range.
I have a 42 inch nic that will only accept mice. So feeding him can be a pain. I give him 2-3 large mice every other week.
One larger sized meal is going to leave a larger bulge than feeding multiple smaller feeders. There will also be more non digestible material (hair) in the many smaller feeder plan. Just so you know.
Amie
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08/13/08 02:20pm
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#1829700
Tactic10
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Message To: Bciaddict In reference to Message Id: 1829691
4ft Nic.
yea im trying to make do with what the stores have, and they only have the SMALL mice and i mean small but not baby small. i had to give here 5 and i feel like it wasnt enough.
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08/13/08 02:30pm
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