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    question for people who have raised numerous bp's from hatchlings

    i was just wondering how everyone feeds their bp hatchlings till they are adults,

    - how often do you feed them?
    - how big of prey and how big the snake is(weight please)?
    Feel free to ad to this tread if i missed anything

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    Re: question for people who have raised numerous bp's from hatchlings

    Quote Originally Posted by bp-guy View Post
    i was just wondering how everyone feeds their bp hatchlings till they are adults,

    - how often do you feed them?
    Hatchling to 500g every 5 days, over 500g every 7 days

    - how big of prey and how big the snake is(weight please)?
    the rule of thumb is feed a prey item 10-15% of your snakes weight

    Feel free to ad to this tread if i missed anything
    Last edited by llovelace; 09-21-2011 at 02:39 AM.
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