A thing I learned.

[stangs13]

Stangs, little buddy. sometimes, before you speak or write in this case. think to yourself....will I improve upon the silence.


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I thought i would ...sorry.

[tigerlily]

How exactly can you measure the rate of digestion at home? Or the faster growth? Or are you just eyeballing it?

[stangs13]

How exactly can you measure the rate of digestion at home? Or the faster growth? Or are you just eyeballing it?

basicly yes....lol...But im not the only one see...she just told me it works so i tried it...im to golible.(sp)

[steveo]

Sorry dude but i wouldnt put too much into the cut mouse thing. Ive heard about it numerous times and theres no proof to back it up .
As have been said already you cant prove anything with just 2 weeks of observation its take a good couple years at least with various groups , also id say that the cut mice would have to be the same size and weight to compare each snakes digestion/growth rate - ie one snake eating the normal way and the other snake eating a cut mouse of the same size and weight as the uncut mouse and compare each snakes growth over a few years , and even then all snakes grow at different rates anyway even if the same species are fed exactly the same times and with same food items , so even then you cant prove they are growing faster by eating cut mice .

[stangs13]

Sorry dude but i wouldnt put too much into the cut mouse thing. Ive heard about it numerous times and theres no proof to back it up .
As have been said already you cant prove anything with just 2 weeks of observation its take a good couple years at least with various groups , also id say that the cut mice would have to be the same size and weight to compare each snakes digestion/growth rate - ie one snake eating the normal way and the other snake eating a cut mouse of the same size and weight as the uncut mouse and compare each snakes growth over a few years , and even then all snakes grow at different rates anyway even if the same species are fed exactly the same times and with same food items , so even then you cant prove they are growing faster by eating cut mice .

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Thanks!
But I have tried it in over 2 weeks. I dont know where you get that.....I guess I will stop then!

[steveo]

Sorry if my ealier post sounded abit rude lol , it wasnt meant to be
i cant see feeding them like this would cause any harm as a lot of mice do pop when they eat them.
im just abit old fashioned and feed my snake the tried and tested way

[stangs13]

Sorry if my ealier post sounded abit rude lol , it wasnt meant to be
i cant see feeding them like this would cause any harm as a lot of mice do pop when they eat them.
im just abit old fashioned and feed my snake the tried and tested way

Not rude at all!

Nah, it doesnt do any harm. I just wanted to try what a friend gave me to try....lol. Not to metion it saves me some time by not cutting them.

[jason221]

I did it with my corn snake for a few months... I got bored with cutting them (LOL), so I stopped. I didn't notice any difference in growth rates, but I only did it for a little while, and I have nothing to compare against.

[stangs13]

Atleast im not alone LOL!!

[tigerlily]

basicly yes....lol...But im not the only one see...she just told me it works so i tried it...im to golible.(sp)

You do realize that that's about as scientific as me saying - my snake has greater growth rates when I hop on one foot and give a good chin rub, than when I stand on my head and tickle the tail.

Sorry but it sounds hokey to me.