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jda
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 Posted: Sat Nov 03, 2007 10:06 pm Post subject: stunting burmese |
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| ok i know what stunting means but how often would you feed the snake to stunt it. i know someone who has a baby burm and they feed it 1 a month. and i know someone who feeds there 8ft Burmese 1 every 2 months. so how much should you feed them to stunt the snake |
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Young_Gun
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| Posted: Sat Nov 03, 2007 10:08 pm Post subject: Re: stunting burmese |
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| jda wrote: | | ok i know what stunting means but how often would you feed the snake to stunt it. i know someone who has a baby burm and they feed it 1 a month. and i know someone who feeds there 8ft Burmese 1 every 2 months. so how much should you feed them to stunt the snake |
Med sized prey item about every 7 - 10 days  , will have them at the perfect % of stunted growth.
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johonny
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| Posted: Sat Nov 03, 2007 10:10 pm Post subject: Re: stunting burmese |
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| Young_Gun wrote: | | jda wrote: | | ok i know what stunting means but how often would you feed the snake to stunt it. i know someone who has a baby burm and they feed it 1 a month. and i know someone who feeds there 8ft Burmese 1 every 2 months. so how much should you feed them to stunt the snake |
Med sized prey item about every 7 - 10 days , will have them at the perfect % of stunted growth. |
what does that mean young gun im a bit thick  |
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MJ
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| Posted: Sat Nov 03, 2007 10:11 pm Post subject: |
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Why keep a snake to stunt it?  if you want a python that stays a managable size then get a Royal or another small species..
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johonny
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| Posted: Sat Nov 03, 2007 10:11 pm Post subject: |
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| i actually did think that you had to feed them every eight weeks to stunt them |
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jda
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| Posted: Sat Nov 03, 2007 10:15 pm Post subject: Re: stunting burmese |
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| johonny wrote: | | Young_Gun wrote: | | jda wrote: | | ok i know what stunting means but how often would you feed the snake to stunt it. i know someone who has a baby burm and they feed it 1 a month. and i know someone who feeds there 8ft Burmese 1 every 2 months. so how much should you feed them to stunt the snake |
Med sized prey item about every 7 - 10 days , will have them at the perfect % of stunted growth. |
what does that mean young gun im a bit thick |
i think he means never feed the snake the proper sized food item   |
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Young_Gun
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| Posted: Sat Nov 03, 2007 10:17 pm Post subject: Re: stunting burmese |
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| jda wrote: | | johonny wrote: | | Young_Gun wrote: | | jda wrote: | | ok i know what stunting means but how often would you feed the snake to stunt it. i know someone who has a baby burm and they feed it 1 a month. and i know someone who feeds there 8ft Burmese 1 every 2 months. so how much should you feed them to stunt the snake |
Med sized prey item about every 7 - 10 days , will have them at the perfect % of stunted growth. |
what does that mean young gun im a bit thick |
i think he means never feed the snake the proper sized food item |
No I meant feed the snake the right amount in the right timescale, so you neither get a obese burm that will die and you neither get a stunted snake.
Like Paul said, want a small snake get a small species.
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jda
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| Posted: Sat Nov 03, 2007 10:23 pm Post subject: |
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| oh i go it now. so if you feed the snake 1 a month the snake will stay smallish is that right |
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johonny
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| Posted: Sat Nov 03, 2007 10:25 pm Post subject: |
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| or is it every 8 weeks to keep the snake small ? |
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Young_Gun
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| Posted: Sat Nov 03, 2007 10:29 pm Post subject: |
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| jda wrote: | | oh i go it now. so if you feed the snake 1 a month the snake will stay smallish is that right |
No it is not 'right', the snake will grow stunted depending on the age of the snake and the size of food item.
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