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Scott W · Posted: Tue Jun 06, 2006 8:36 am Post subject: Weight Check

Just a quick summary of a few CF April 06 royals.

ID#1 date 5-5-06 WT 70grams
ID#1 date 9-5-06 WT 101 grams
ID#1 date 16-05-06 WT 115 grams
ID#1 date 6-6-06 WT 231 grams

has eaten a total of 16 mice and 2 rat weaners

Weight gain = 161 grams in 32 days = per day 5.03g

ID#2 date 5-5-06 WT 73 grams
ID#2 date 9-5-06 WT 95 grams
ID#2 date 16-5-06 WT 104 grams
ID#2 date 19-5-06 WT 114 grams
ID#2 date 6-6-06 WT 133 grams

has eaten a total of 13 mice & 1 rat weaner

weight gain = 60grams in 32 days = per day 1.85g

ID#3 date 9-5-06 WT 90 grams
ID#3 date 14-5-06 WT 115 grams
ID#3 date 19-5-06 WT 144 grams
ID#3 date 6-6-06 WT 169 grams

has eaten a total of 14 mice

weight gain = 79 grams in 28 days = per day 2.82g

ID#4 date 9-5-06 WT 88 grams
ID#4 date 6-6-06 WT 177 grams

has eaten a total of 12 mice & 1 rat weaner.

weight gain 89 grams in 28 days = per day 3.17g
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Scott W · Posted: Tue Jun 06, 2006 8:43 am Post subject:

more boring stats... Laughing

that works out to 8.9grams per feed/prey item eaten for snake #1, 4.2g for #2, 5.6g for #3 and 6.8 for #4.

They all get roughly the same size prey, so it seems strange that #1 & #4 convert more into 'weight' than the other two....genetic? or luck? (could possibly of had slightly bigger prey each feed??)

anyway...yes I'm bored, waiting for timber yard to open....more cage building today Sad

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Stuart · Posted: Tue Jun 06, 2006 1:18 pm Post subject:

will weigh my sons female later today but I'm guessing she is nearly a kilo now..I got her in december 05 and she weighed about 200 iirc ...then in feb 06 she was 430gs..so in 6 months she has gained 800g's! I wouldn't say that I feed excessively either she is fed every 5-7 days.
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Stuart · Posted: Tue Jun 06, 2006 1:45 pm Post subject:

just weighed her she is 1020g's.. Shocked

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Goose · Posted: Tue Jun 06, 2006 2:46 pm Post subject:

what statistical test are you using for your results scott? Do you plan to publish your findings?

Tom

Scott W · Posted: Tue Jun 06, 2006 4:37 pm Post subject:

Goose · Posted: Thu Jun 08, 2006 12:43 am Post subject:

well if youd like them analysed id be happy to do it, itd be good to find a use for all the stats they cram down our throats here at uni, I never thought a zoology degree would have so much maths!

Scott W · Posted: Thu Jun 08, 2006 12:49 am Post subject:

Ok, sounds good to me. Let me know what data and how you would like it.
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Goose · Posted: Fri Jun 09, 2006 9:44 pm Post subject:

just email me what data you have, preferably as an excel file. Ill have to have a look through it before choosing what test to use. My email addy is bananaclan@hotmail.com