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RegiusCo.com · Posted: Sat Jan 05, 2008 4:36 pm Post subject:

Yes, egg binding and slugging are common with fat girls.
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Lynne · Posted: Sat Jan 05, 2008 4:37 pm Post subject:

unusual1 · Key Member Joined: 06 Oct 2005 Posts: 226

I have a large female that has layed 38 eggs in the last 3 years, she seems like she's going again this year.
Even thought shes over 4 kilo, she's not fat, just very big.
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Lynne · Posted: Sun Jan 06, 2008 1:19 am Post subject:

she is big. look at the wee bino, he looks like he is saying 'get me outta here'!
they are lovely.
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Dracowoman2 · Posted: Sun Jan 06, 2008 1:38 am Post subject:

Am I right in saying that if they are fed steady consistent meals rather than trying to push loads down their necks, and a let to have a wander about rather than just sitting in a tub, they will gain steadily and will convert that to muscle rather than fat. I think I've read about power feeding adults not being the way to go, for exactly that reason, you want a nice steady gain...........................................................................
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snakeypete · Posted: Sun Jan 06, 2008 1:43 am Post subject:

deff steady gain , power feeding has drastic results on organs like heart , kidneys , liver ..... think about this ....how many ''meals'' do ya think a wild python would achieve in the wild Question

a lucky one may get 12 in a year ....maybe....food for thought.
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vetdave · Posted: Sun Jan 06, 2008 1:29 pm Post subject: Biggest I have

I have three large females, 4.6kg, 5.1kg and 5.4kg. It was said at one time that these larger animals all came from Benin rather than the Ghana shipments?
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Lynne · Posted: Sun Jan 06, 2008 1:37 pm Post subject:

Dracowoman2 · Posted: Sun Jan 06, 2008 8:31 pm Post subject:

I moved mine last feeing from every 7 day to every 5 days, and they ate like pigs, probably due to the fact that the weaners they were getting every 7 days were to small. So now they've had a good stuffing and I've ordered small rats, I think I will move them back to every 7 days just to be on the safe side. I also collected another 4 little girls yesterday, they have some very nice colour in them it'll be interesting to see what happens, and BOY was I in the DOG HOUSE Crying or Very sad

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