how many mice

[shadow120]

im picking up a het albino female monday she is about 1600 grams and 46". the thing is she will only eat mice. i plan to try switching to rats but for now how many mice should i feed her? thanks for the help

[XSReptiles]

I have a 08 Mojave that's 1350 grams that favors mice. I give he retired breeders that are 30-45 grams. I give he 2-3 each feeding.

[bman123]

Hope you buy your feeders online frozen, thats gonna add up quickly

[shadow120]

no i buy live form a pet store. with shipping it works out about the same

[bman123]

well that's good it works out the same, I figure you'd pay more per feeder at the pet store, couldn't you go to a show and buy a bunch of frozen feeders for cheaper tho

[shadow120]

ya if i had room to buy a lot at a time the shiping wouldnt be to bad but just buying a couple bags its not worth it.

[loonunit]

This time of year I feed until they stop eating. Admittedly, that's easier to do with f/t. My 1300 gram female is taking 3-4 adults, or 1-2 XL mice per week. In winter 1 XL mouse per week is plenty.

I get my XL mice from Big Cheese, and it really is about 50% cheaper. Even with shipping.

[sookieball]

you know my female is 1350g+ and eats about 6-8 lg mice in one week.

and thats just thinking, mice dont have as much meat on them as rats.

even a weaned rat has more muscle and thicker bones for calcium then mice.

i figure one small but good thick rat is the equivalant as 5-6 mice.

its just if the mice are on the slim side that i give her 8.

hope i helped :-)

[shadow120]

6-9 is about what i was thinking but wanted more input. the mice are not that big where i get them. thanks

[j_h_smith]

If you can find Mommy Mice, you'll only need 2-3 per week. Not too expensive either. No where near the money that 6 mice would cost.

My Lesser seems to be a mouse eater, I've tried many things, but so far she hasn't shown any interest in rats.


Good Luck!
Jim Smith