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Food question

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  • 02-11-2010, 10:33 PM
    keinplan
    Food question
    I was wondering how often I should be feeding my snake. She is 9 month old now and I have been feeding her every 7-9 days. One Med Mouse which is 10-15% of her body weight.
    Thanks
  • 02-11-2010, 11:23 PM
    seeya205
    Re: Food question
    I feed my 7 month old male a small rat every 7 days! He weighs 576 grams! Your female sounds a little underweight! She should be eating at least a rat pup or adult mouse! It may look big but you would be surprised what they can eat! How much does she weigh?
  • 02-11-2010, 11:27 PM
    jben
    Re: Food question
    i feed my four month old rat pups or weaned
  • 02-11-2010, 11:32 PM
    Stewart_Reptiles
    Re: Food question
    Your snake is well capable to eat an adult mouse every 7 days.

    Seems like you have been underfeeding your BP a bit, good news it can be fixed ;)

    Start feeding bigger preys every 5 to 7 days instead of every 7 to 9 days
  • 02-11-2010, 11:38 PM
    Kaorte
    Re: Food question
    A 9 month old should definitely be eating more than one mouse a week. 2 mice or a weaned rat would be better.

    Are you sure you are feeding 10-15% of the snakes body weight? How much does she weight now?
  • 02-12-2010, 04:47 AM
    bman123
    Re: Food question
    That doesnt sound right. At least a large mouse/small rat every 5-7 days
  • 02-12-2010, 10:19 AM
    Sarin
    Re: Food question
    I feed my 8 month old male a rat pup every 5 days. He is around 300 grams.
  • 02-13-2010, 12:04 AM
    keinplan
    Re: Food question
    I meant to say that I am feeding her a Med Adult Mouse every 7-9 days. I will weigh her tonight or tomorrow to see how much she actually weights, I have not put her on a scale in a while. I will check and let you guys know, but thanks for the input for now.
  • 02-13-2010, 08:19 AM
    jben
    Re: Food question
    a medium adult mouse is too small, you can bump up the size to a weaned rat and feed every 7 days.
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