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    question about weight

    Hey so I know I haven't posted in awhile but I had a question about weight.

    My boy just turned 11 months old and weighs 326 grams. He eats every 5 days a weaned rat and sheds on schedule once a month.

    Is that a good weight? I don't really want to switch to a bigger rat right now because I still have like 15 out of 30 I got from Layne labs.

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    Re: question about weight

    At 6 months months my normal female is a little over 500 and eats mice. If you don't wanna move up, I'd feed two weanlings

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    Re: question about weight

    Quote Originally Posted by Crazymonkee View Post
    At 6 months months my normal female is a little over 500 and eats mice. If you don't wanna move up, I'd feed two weanlings
    Aren't females a little bigger than males though?

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    At one point I had some mice that were a tad small for my ball so I added a rat pup each feeding to make the meals the proper size. I second feeding multiples or do like I did and feed them with a mouse.
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    Re: question about weight

    Quote Originally Posted by KMG View Post
    At one point I had some mice that were a tad small for my ball so I added a rat pup each feeding to make the meals the proper size. I second feeding multiples or do like I did and feed them with a mouse.
    How much should he weigh. I've tried feeding twice in a week and he doesn't eat it.

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    Re: question about weight

    Most by 11-12 months are 800 give or take a little. Have you tried feeding Two at the same feeding?
    Last edited by Crazymonkee; 01-05-2014 at 12:31 PM.

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    There is no reason to try to force him to grow faster by increasing his feedings. At his weight, a weanling is still appropriate. Just keep up with your current schedule, and move up to smalls when you use up the weanlings. There is no set weight that a BP needs to be at a certain age.
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    Re: question about weight

    He could just be a slow grower. If he has a good body condition, I wouldn't worry too much about his growth.

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