overfeeding

[enigma200316]

Lulu, I think two fuzzies twice a week should be fine, it doesn't seem like that would be to much.....

[LushLulu85]

i have just been giving her 1 on sat and 1 on wed and she still seems to be getting fatter. her scales are quite spread out. i doubt she is pregnant but there was some 'playing' around.

[enigma200316]

is she old enough to be pregnant? if so its possible, can you post pics so we all can see?

[GarterGuy]

Where is the weight on her Lulu? If it's more down towards the end, closer to her vent, then she may be gravid. If the weight is just sort of spread out she's just fat. I'd really be surprised she'd be that fat to have her scales being spread apart on only two fuzzies a week. How big is she again? Also I take it she's in a big enough cage to be able to cruise around and get some exercise?

Roy

[LushLulu85]

i dont know her age but she is 22inches long now and the weight is mainly towards the bottom but she has slightly fattened out towards the top too but not as much as the bottom

[KITKAT]

Originally Posted by LushLulu85

i dont know her age but she is 22inches long now and the weight is mainly towards the bottom but she has slightly fattened out towards the top too but not as much as the bottom

Sounds like a pregnancy to me... but we need PICS!!!!!!!!!

[LushLulu85]

i will try and find a bluetooth dongle and send pics to comp from my phone because this is my dads comp and doesnt have the programs installed for my camera lol.

[jitami]

Hey guys, bringing this up again I know I read somewhere to let babies eat as much as they want... but this isn't really the advice I find in this thread... soooo, which is it? Limit them or let them eat their fill? My two little piggies eat their fill three times a week. Not surprisingly they're growing like weeds They don't seem fat at all, but I've started introducing bigger prey items and I'm wondering if, or when, I should start to limit their amounts. An example: between two babies they ate one small night crawler, cut into thirds & probably half of a larger night crawler cut into little bits on Monday, then today they each had half of a pinky sliced length wise & several small strips of tilapia. The amount today would have probably equaled a small pinky, maybe a tad more.

Can everyone please weigh in on this topic one more time?

Thanks,
Your Worried(usually over nothing) Mommy

[Zephyr]

Babies need a lot more nutrients than adults; feeding that often will ensure they're getting everything they need.
It's when you have a 2-3 year old snake that you cram full of food two times a week that it becomes a problem.
Also, fish and worms are a lot more "lean" than pinkies/fuzzies/mice. You kinda have to feed those foods more often.

[jitami]

Thanks Kyle! So did their meal examples sound ok? They usually get pinky w/ tilapia twice a week and worms one. Essentially they're each getting a pinky a week and as much tilapia & worms as they want. I'll be phasing out the worms, but will add in occasional live feeder fish when the babies get bigger or when I can manage to find guppies here.