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mike h
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| Quote: | | she is doing well mike, hope she don't slow down once she hits the 1,000 gram mark ,just something i have noticed over time with females thate at very well. but got to add she is one stunning albino and i hope she carries on the trend of eating you out of house and home. |
thanks  I hope so too
mike
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Stuart
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| Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2008 2:01 pm Post subject: |
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| peter wrote: | | she is doing well mike, hope she don't slow down once she hits the 1,000 gram mark ,just something i have noticed over time with females thate at very well. but got to add she is one stunning albino and i hope she carries on the trend of eating you out of house and home. |
My sons female went off food just after she hit 1200g's Pete..took ages to get her going again...
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| Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2008 2:20 pm Post subject: |
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8 months to start my green mojave. 6 months to start one of the male mojaves. and they were great eaters before they stopped. a tube to start wee kya!!!!!
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SteveL
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| Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2008 2:48 pm Post subject: |
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nice snake ..keep feeding it if it wants the food 
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angel148
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| Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2008 3:56 pm Post subject: |
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Personal opinion but you feed like hell while babies as this is quite natural as they get eaten if they don't and as all young have a larger hormone release they grow more proportionately. I would say feed well until about 500g. Then slow down and let the organs catch up with the gains and avoid an early death, FACT. Obese ANYTHING puts strain on the organs, end of. Then, a couple of months before breeding feed like hell again to put some essential body fat on as that's what she needs to carry her through the breeding season. This is more in line with the natural routine and a couple of studies report that slightly overweight females breed more readily. Weighing 900g in 5 months will without doubt but fat deposit within and around the organs, stressing them and ultimately shorten life. You can't cheat nature, only yourself.
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royalpython
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| Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2008 4:07 pm Post subject: |
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| I think 900g in 5 months is probably a bit much as well. Just out of curiousity, what length is she? |
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snakeypete
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| Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2008 4:22 pm Post subject: |
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I have an albino here as well , 'bino's ( like spiders/combos ) seem to eat well but have to say at five months Im amazed at that weight...reason being is I have July 2006 albino ....who is 850 grams presently........ a full 12 months older but 50 grams less. Food for thought ( as it were  )
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PaulG
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| Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2008 8:02 pm Post subject: |
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Nice looking snake.
Mine should take a leaf out if her book.
Seems a bit much imo. Good she is feeding though.
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