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05-12-17, 03:53 AM
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How many small mice for 4 Month old Retic?
Just got a 4 month old Reticulated Python, Male, 3ft.
I have small mice in stock and small rat wieners.
Rat wieners look a bit big and mice look a bit small.
I am feeding every Saturday night (so only once every 7 days); how many small mice, 2 or 3?
Thanks,
Simon
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05-12-17, 06:53 AM
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Re: How many small mice for 4 Month old Retic?
I'd go with the rats
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05-12-17, 07:19 AM
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Re: How many small mice for 4 Month old Retic?
Yes, start feeding rats now, not later, or you may end up with a snake that won't take rats.
Scent the rats if you have to, if refused, by warming the rats up with some mice in the same bag. Eventually you can stop wasting the mice, but you might have to waste a few (only if rat refused w/o scenting).
The other thing to do, if the rat is refused, and you don't want to waste mice...wait longer between feedings so the snake is VERY hungry and will eat anything in front of its face. Eventually it will get used to the rats and feed normally.
Of course, caviar, Steak Diane, a glass of Rothschild Cabernet, and some Crème Brûlée to finish it off might be acceptable as well! 
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Originally Posted by simon07989
Just got a 4 month old Reticulated Python, Male, 3ft.
I have small mice in stock and small rat wieners.
Rat wieners look a bit big and mice look a bit small.
I am feeding every Saturday night (so only once every 7 days); how many small mice, 2 or 3?
Thanks,
Simon
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05-12-17, 07:48 AM
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Re: How many small mice for 4 Month old Retic?
Better off feeding one larger meal than multiple small ones. If you don't want to waste the mice try 2 at first and judge from there. I wouldn't worry about him refusing rats, he is a retic after all and from what I've seen they'll eat anything lol
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05-15-17, 02:57 AM
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Re: How many small mice for 4 Month old Retic?
Thanks for all the replies guys!
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05-15-17, 03:33 PM
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Re: How many small mice for 4 Month old Retic?
Weaned rats at 3' sounds fine to me, retics are one of the few snakes I don't mind feeding larger meals to.
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05-16-17, 03:13 AM
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Re: How many small mice for 4 Month old Retic?
Weaned Rats being Weiner Rats?
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05-16-17, 06:37 AM
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Re: How many small mice for 4 Month old Retic?
Weiner rats is the misspelled name for weaned rats (Weaned, = A mammal taking to other food than its mothers milk)
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05-16-17, 06:58 AM
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Re: How many small mice for 4 Month old Retic?
OK, that makes sense. Thank You
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05-21-17, 09:25 AM
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Re: How many small mice for 4 Month old Retic?
retics are machines..at 4 months they should be on rats..and will quickly start putting on weight and growth
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