SD retic hatchlings and feeding.

[meekjz]

How often should I feed while it's on pinkies? Still once every 7 days, or should it be more frequent since it's such a small meal?

[Daybreaker]

Mice or rat pinkies?

I hear that a seven day schedule (on appropriate sized feeders) is good for retics while they're growing, and I plan to do that feeding schedule when I pick up my mainland.

[Meltdown Morphs]

You could go once every 5 days roughly twice a week with rat pinkies/fuzzies. I fed pretty often when my SD was a hatchling.Tho she is still far from adult,now she is pushing 4 1/2ft on small rats.

Any hatchlings I get I want them to have food in their bellies as often as possible (without overfeeding of course). When babies get hungry is usually when they start getting snappy which is what I don't want.

[Simple Man]

I hope it's rat pinks and every 4-5 days is accurate. They have a speedy metabolism and grow like weeds. They don't eat pinks long. Mine moved to pups within a few months and weans a few months after that. I still feed every 5-7 at 1.5 years old and my pair are both thin bodied and active.

Regards,

B

[meekjz]

Alright, I figured as much but wanted to be safe. And yes they are rat pinkies.