How do I know when he's full?

[qpmomma]

I gave my baby bp 1 fuzzie yesterday. I tried pinkies, but he wouldn't go for them. Since he's my first snake, how can I tell when he's full? That fuzzie didn't even make a buldge in him. Does that make a difference? Should I offer another fuzzie to him or will he over eat? I'm courious. It took me a while to figure out how he likes to be fed and I want to make sure I am giving him enough. But I don't want him to over feed. I'm assuming though, that that's not really common.

[jglass38]

I gave my baby bp 1 fuzzie yesterday. I tried pinkies, but he wouldn't go for them. Since he's my first snake, how can I tell when he's full? That fuzzie didn't even make a buldge in him. Does that make a difference? Should I offer another fuzzie to him or will he over eat? I'm courious. It took me a while to figure out how he likes to be fed and I want to make sure I am giving him enough. But I don't want him to over feed. I'm assuming though, that that's not really common.

Give him one appropriate sized rodent every 7 days. The rodent should be as thick around as your BPs thickest area.

[bonez]

i usually go by if he eats hes not full... if he dont eat and may seem like hes not even the slightest bit interested in the food, maybe hell poke around a bit but just doesnt seem interested, he's probly not hungry.

sry if i didnt help at all lol, but ive read its body should be round but if he is over stuffed youll defanantly notice cuz he'll look like a stuffed turky fat sh*t that cant move lol.

[kavmon]

some snakes will just eat and eat and eat! it's up to us to regulate them. most babies will eat hoppers no problem. after a few weeks on hoppers and some growth small mice, no problems. ditto with jamie, i good size rodent a week is enough!



vaughn

[SnakeySnakeSnake]

I have a few females that would keep eating if I let them, you have to regulate them, they are opportunistic, and if you overfeed they will fast.

[qpmomma]

Thanks for your help. I've had trouble getting him to eat that one fuzzy. I didn't push it by offering him a second one. It took me a while to convince him it was food and it wasn't going to attack him. He acted scared of it when I dangled it in front of him. Next week, I may try a small hopper and see how he does.

[bchapman]

is there a way or some signs that can let us know if the snake is hungry? rather than put it through the stress of offering it food and/or moving the snake to another location to feed, it would be better to only do those things if we were pretty sure that the snake would eat

[JLC]

is there a way or some signs that can let us know if the snake is hungry? rather than put it through the stress of offering it food and/or moving the snake to another location to feed, it would be better to only do those things if we were pretty sure that the snake would eat

If you don't overfeed your snake, you can be pretty sure it will eat every week. But if you offer the largest prey your snake can possibly consume...or if you give it many multiple prey items until it stuffs itself...then its very likely that it may not get hungry again for a couple weeks or more and you're left always unsure if your snake really wants to eat this week or not.

[daniel1983]

Hunger in snakes is not like hunger in humans...they are built to remain 'hungry'. They eat when the opportunity presents itself to them in the wild. If several meals present themselves over the course of a day, chances are the snake will take more than one......however, they may go the next month without feeding due to lack of prey items that cross their path.

As snake keepers, we are able to regulate their feeding very differently than their natural environment. Since snakes will instinctively eat when given the opportunity in the wild, they will most likely do the same in captivity. However, since keepers present more opportunities to eat than nature...the chance of ending up with an overfeed animal is greater. That is why it is best to develop a feeding routine with most snakes.

Feeding an rodent equal to the width of the snake once a week on the same day will allow you to have an animal that eats consistantly.

[bchapman]

yeah i am just sick of jules refusing her food i have to keep putting all these mice in the freezer

on a positive note, if and when she ever converts to F/T i wont need to buy her food for a long time