1400g spider eating like a mad man

[th3jok3r]

I recently got a spider female around 1400g and i fed her 2 f/t small rats yesterday... and today i got in 1. clown .1 100% het clown a pair of 100% het caramel albinos.... so i figured id try to give em a shot see if they were hungry at all... of course they wouldnt eat lol I didnt want to waste the rats and didnt know until now you can re freeze after thawed out once.... she ate the 4 small rats..... and she was still "searching for more" my question is since i will be breeding her this year should i feed her more than once every 6-9 days? from alot of pictures of reputable breeders i have seen..... all their bp's are very thick and i dont want her to be so skinny after her "fasting"

[Keyboard Warrior]

Not a good idea. I did this with my BP when I first got him. I fed him one day after another...he was a pig. Now a month later, he's not eating. It catches up with them, and they stop eating. Plus its unhealthy to feed them that often, because it makes them grow too fast.

1 f/t a week, thats no bigger than the widest part on your bp, is enough. Some can do 2. But you shouldn't exceed that.

[ogdentrece]

Well just to be sure the rats arent too small for it, weigh them.

[th3jok3r]

she def needs medium shes a big spider no wonder shes always hungry :x haha

[th3jok3r]

im sure a medium rat and a couple small rats a week once in a while isnt too bad for her as long as her scales dont stretch out she should be fine shes prob trying to bulk up for me this season

[lucylove]

I would definitely give her larger rats if she will take four at a time. I feed my 500gram balls small rats.

[adamjeffery]

i start my baby balls out of the egg on small adult mice and by the time they are 300-400 grams they are on small rats. your snake probably needs a larger food item imho.
adam jeffery
pick the thickest part of the snakes body and find a rat the same thickness....then feed it to the snake...lol