Out of f/t hoppers

Our local Petco has been out of f/t hoppers for 2 days. We have a mom and pop petstore, but they close at 5:30PM and I couldnt make it in time...My BP eats on Sunday and its now Wednesday. I do have f/t pinkies, but they seem so little...should I try to feed him 2 right after the other?
I hate to get him off schedule.

he'll live without a meal for a few days. He could go an extra week and be just fine.

I occasionally skip a feeding just to keep my snakes lean and a bit hungry.

so I just wait? I hope Petco gets them in soon....Dont they have to feed their own snakes? When I asked them to check in the back, they told me that they dont have a freezer in the back.

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Originally Posted by PYMOM

so I just wait? I hope Petco gets them in soon....Dont they have to feed their own snakes? When I asked them to check in the back, they told me that they dont have a freezer in the back.

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i believe petco feeds their ball pythons pinkies, a pratice that i don't agree with.

Depending on your location, you can see if you've got a local herp show coming up, or maybe a reptile specific store in your area, or another breeder who routinely orders frozen from one of the companies. going in on an order cuts down on the shipping costs.

how big/old is your bp?

we bought him from petco on 5-28-10....not sure on size. havent weighed him in awhile. he was eating pinkies when we brought him home...but with info from here i switched to hoppers.

Most bp's a few weeks out of the egg can handle avg. mice