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[emma_fyfe]

i have an 05 female royal who is 7months old now. Shes around 22inches long. i was just wondering what size mice i should be feeding her? i know it should be no bigger than the widest part of them but she always refuses them and prefers mice just larger than fuzzies, which i would say are far too small?

It's really hard finding the size she likes too as she wont take medium mice, fuzzies are too small and most shops wont stock the small adults.

Also, i think she may be constipated as the last time she went was a couple of weeks ago. She's quite active but does spend a lot of time in her water bowl. I bath her a few times a week as trying to get some skin off one of her eyes, and have heard this helps stop constipation but have had no luck.

Any advice really would be appreciated!

Emma x

[Stuart]

You could try it on rat fluffs..and it will probably be soaking if it has retained skin or possibly mites.with regards to it not defecating I really wouldn't worry too much as they can go for weeks without doing anything,royals seem to have a slower metabolism so don't panic.
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