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    How often do you feed?

    I was just told by two people that they feed every month to three months, while I feed every week.

    Should I change my feeding schedule?

    Also, what is the best way to get a snake on to rats?
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    Re: How often do you feed?

    I feed every 30 minutes or so. My balls get fed between every 3 to 4 days for hatchlings to once a week for adults.
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    Re: How often do you feed?

    Quote Originally Posted by RR - Mackenzie View Post
    Also, what is the best way to get a snake on to rats?
    If they're hooked on mice, try rubbing a rat with mouse bedding or a mouse to scent it...
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    Re: How often do you feed?

    It matters on the time of year as well. In the summer (when we have warmer temps) I feed my adults once a week. The babies every 5 days or so. During winter/breeding season Some of my adults go off eating so it can be months between them having a meal (especially the gravid females and the boys that get dates )

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    Re: How often do you feed?

    Once a week for juveniles.

    Once every 2 weeks for fully mature adults, so long as they don't take the entire winter off.

    Once a month is pretty skimpy, but could work for individual animals that eat year-round, so long as a larger prey item is offered.

    Once every 3 months = neglect, and starving the animal.
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    Re: How often do you feed?

    For hatchlings, I feed every 4-5 days depending on item size. I dont like to wait more than a week to feed them. For Juvies that I am planning on breeding, I feed every 5-7 days depending on size of snake. Full grown adults feed 10-14 days. I do agree with previous posts, 3 months is just a horrible way to starve and torture an animal. I mean cmon, 4 meals a year?
    I have only had one animal fixated on mice and thats my burmese python. All my balls eat rats. What i did was feed it a mouse which was pretty small compared to her. When she had the mouse almost all the way in, I chain feed a mouse in. Both items are small and will not cause her to regurg. I did this twice and she has been taking rats for the last year.

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    Re: How often do you feed?

    I feed every 10 days...
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    Re: How often do you feed?

    Two weeks is the longest you should go! If they are not hungry, they will not eat! Younger snake can eat every 5 to 7 days! Get a white rat pup and ask the store to add some mouse shaving and leave it in there for a couple hours to get mouse scent on the rat and prescent the room for a hour or two!

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    Re: How often do you feed?

    I agree 3 months is way to long inbetween feedings unless the snake refuses it.

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    Re: How often do you feed?

    Once a week.
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