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#1801219
Reflex
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Hmmm... 
Just asking your opinions on this. My girl doesn’t seem to be growing as fast as she has been, and is still getting one large mouse every 5 days. Especially because she has been growing like a weed before, I don’t want to underfeed her, but I don’t want to overfeed her, either. So, opinion time.... Do you think I should start feeding her 2 small adult mice a week instead of one large-ish (but not jumbo) rat every 5 days?
(p.s. she is "taller" than she is "wide" as far as belly shape goes. She is "taller" than the thickest part of a lighter, if that makes any sense! lol!
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07/18/08 10:05pm
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#1801245
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Message To: Reflex In reference to Message Id: 1801219
Hmmm...
BRBs tend to go on very short, quick growth spurts (especially one at that age). Keep feeding her the proper amount (but I don’t have to tell you what that is ;)) and she will spurt, spurt spurt like the wind!
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07/18/08 10:27pm
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#1801337
Reflex
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Message To: Sra In reference to Message Id: 1801245
Hmmm...
Quote: spurt, spurt spurt like the wind!
Okay there, umm, not sure if that was advice or somethin else..
Okay, Just making sure everything is right. I know what I am doing with my animals, but I am always paranoid about everything! you know how that is, right???
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07/18/08 11:17pm
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#1801676
Sra
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Message To: Reflex In reference to Message Id: 1801337
Hmmm...
Quote: you know how that is, right???
Inside every good reptile owner is a worried mother!
You’re doing fine Kay, you always do an excellent job with your animals :) That should make you very proud!
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07/19/08 07:22am
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#1870558
BCIhandler26
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Message To: Reflex In reference to Message Id: 1801219
Hmmm...
I think mine is about the size of yours and I feed mine two - three mice a week. and these babies grow fast well actually i think mine grew so fast because petco probably only fed it one mouse a week compared to my two - three
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09/29/08 09:16am
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#1871292
BooByVu
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Message To: BCIhandler26 In reference to Message Id: 1870558
Hmmm...
Ok, im gonna suggest for you guys to switch to rats. One big meal is better then multiple small ones. Looking at the size of your snake, it should take a rat pup no problem. Rats will increase the growth rate, trust me. I have almost switched all my animals to rats and only keep one colony of mice left for my tegus. If they dont take rats, try chain feeding them with a mouse followed by a rat. Im sure you will see a growth increase.
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09/30/08 08:29am
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#1872106
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Message To: BooByVu In reference to Message Id: 1871292
Hmmm...
Oh just to let you know - problem solved. She is growing like crazy again lol. I have switced to multiple mice, or a small rat a week.
I am going to switch all of my snakes to rats as soon as I can find a private seller/wholesaler around here. I am getting my mice for $15/25 jumbos so for now that’s what I can afford.
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09/30/08 11:35pm
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#1872233
BooByVu
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Message To: Reflex In reference to Message Id: 1872106
Hmmm...
Maybe you can start a rat colony? like 15 bucks will get you a male and 2 females. I keep my females in groups of 2 and move my male around weekly. This prevents him from bothering the prego females. If I remember correctly, Rainbows arent your only snakes right? You keep a few more? So I dunno, maybe breeding them might save you a little bit.
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10/01/08 08:48am
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#1872463
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Message To: BooByVu In reference to Message Id: 1872233
Hmmm...
Believe me, I have thought all of these things through lol. no, there’d be no way I can start a rat colony, I have 4 elderly rats already that are in the best of conditions but REEK to high heaven and me living in a teeny apartment doesn’t help. (No not looking for advice for rat smells i already know all the tips and nothing works, TRUST ME lol) and even though they are my pets i was thinking about getting rid of them just because my living situation.
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10/01/08 04:32pm
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#1872570
BooByVu
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Message To: Reflex In reference to Message Id: 1872463
Hmmm...
Ohh i see your situation now. Are those rats male? Normally females tend not to stink too much. And I guess im a bit used to it since I use to breed hedgehogs but had to sell them all....Hmm maybe you can just freeze some rats and keep them handy?
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10/01/08 06:27pm
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#1876177
Reflex
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Message To: BooByVu In reference to Message Id: 1872570
Hmmm...
No, actually. Well, I have 3 females and 1 male and DAAANG the females stink! I used to have 5 female rats before them, and you’d never even knew I had rats, they did not smell at all. So, knowing girls don’t stink as bad, I got more after my 5 died of old age. LOL man was I wrong! My male actually doesn’t smell at all unless you walk right up and put your nose in his cage.
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10/06/08 06:22pm
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