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05-08-11, 09:33 PM
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Does this rat make my backside look big?
After a lot of consideration and a dwindling supply of FT pinky mice I decided to try weaned rats for the gopher snakes I acquired.
The head went down smooth.
I thought that mabye the ft broke in two but I think its the snakes head under its body.
I think with a meal this size I may want to wait two weeks until the next feed?
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05-08-11, 09:37 PM
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Re: Does this rat make my backside look big?
I think you could try for a week instead of two weeks. I know my girl, who is much smaller, often looks like that after she eats. And normally she eats every week with no problem.
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05-08-11, 10:08 PM
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Re: Does this rat make my backside look big?
Prolly wont need to wait 2 weeks, wait for her bulge to go down and give her a few days but it should digest quickly.
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05-08-11, 10:18 PM
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Re: Does this rat make my backside look big?
I think a read a couple of times somewhere from different sources that after a snake poos they are ready to eat again. But I am not sure on that overall.
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05-08-11, 10:38 PM
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Re: Does this rat make my backside look big?
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I think a read a couple of times somewhere from different sources that after a snake poos they are ready to eat again. But I am not sure on that overall.
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Not with all snakes, some snakes poo once they have digested their meal, while some snakes (green annies and probably others) will poo almost daily.
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05-08-11, 11:08 PM
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Re: Does this rat make my backside look big?
Thanks for clearing that up Stephan. I figured it was a case to case basis.
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05-08-11, 11:24 PM
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Re: Does this rat make my backside look big?
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Not with all snakes, some snakes poo once they have digested their meal, while some snakes (green annies and probably others) will poo almost daily.
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I swear, I think my garters crap every few hours.
I can clean a cage, and in a couple days time, it looks like I neglect my animals.
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05-08-11, 11:29 PM
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Re: Does this rat make my backside look big?
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I swear, I think my garters crap every few hours.
I can clean a cage, and in a couple days time, it looks like I neglect my animals.
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Our biggest retic had a dirty cage so i took the time to clean it. Once i was done i put her back in and started putting all the cleaning tools away and i hear this faint gurgling, turn around and shes spewing everywhere lol.
Sometimes i think it amuses them to watch us clean after them 
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05-09-11, 12:03 AM
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Re: Does this rat make my backside look big?
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Originally Posted by stephanbakir
Our biggest retic had a dirty cage so i took the time to clean it. Once i was done i put her back in and started putting all the cleaning tools away and i hear this faint gurgling, turn around and shes spewing everywhere lol.
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Cant help but think of a car wash hose out of control...
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05-09-11, 02:59 AM
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Re: Does this rat make my backside look big?
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I swear, I think my garters crap every few hours.
I can clean a cage, and in a couple days time, it looks like I neglect my animals.
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My King is the same. Seems to crap everyday and he's not happy to just leave a neat blob in the corner, no, he has to smear it all over the place and deposit some in his water bowl too
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05-09-11, 07:33 PM
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Re: Does this rat make my backside look big?
The way this is going I will have to post poop pics lol. Of the snakes I mean....
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05-09-11, 07:38 PM
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Re: Does this rat make my backside look big?
I had a JCP that pooped every 8 days or so but released just urates every other day for the first year I had him. I was using paper towel so there was no spot cleaning. Was terrible.
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05-12-11, 04:02 PM
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Re: Does this rat make my backside look big?
I feed all my North American species every 5-7 days like clockwork. My pine snake would eat every 3-4 if I let her..
-Mike
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