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how much do i feed a baby

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  • 09-21-2010, 07:51 PM
    deadsmiley
    how much do i feed a baby
    i would like to know how many rat fuzzies i should be feeding my baby boa, i just watched a video where one was being feed 4 mouse pinkies so im confused a little as to how much they should eathttp://i772.photobucket.com/albums/y...g?t=1285113050
  • 09-21-2010, 08:38 PM
    deadsmiley
    i just wanna add that i got her instead of a burmese because i wanted a big snake so il feed her as much as i need to without going over board and causing problems. also rats or mice better for a boa?
  • 09-21-2010, 09:05 PM
    Nimitz87
    over feeding will substantially shorten life...what do you mean feed it 4 pinkies at a time?

    10% of body weight

    newborn to 3 months some people feed pinkies every 4-5 days or rat pups every 7 days

    Chad
  • 09-21-2010, 09:54 PM
    deadsmiley
    i dont want to over feed, thats why im asking but i saw a youtube video of someone doing time laps as there baby boa ate all 4 pinkies in one feeding. seemed like a retarded amount to me. i fed her a very small rat fuzzie the other day, i think she has only eaten once before i fed her.
  • 09-21-2010, 11:19 PM
    MikeV
    I feed 15% of body weight each feeding. Some will do 10 some will do 15, but its all personal prefference and doing 15% is just as harmless as feeding 10%

    You could also just go off the bulge the prey leaves in the snake. A noticeable buldge is fine but nothing too extreme

    I also feed every 7 days. When boas get to 1 year of age I have been told to switch to once every 2 weeks.

    Hope this helped
  • 09-21-2010, 11:31 PM
    jbean7916
    I have a little guy about that size that i'm feeding adult mice weekly.
  • 09-22-2010, 12:12 AM
    alexOATH
    I feed my guys 1 rat fuzzy or adult mouse every 5 days, once they bulk up a little more I'll cut down to one every 7 days and gradually increase size as needed for the snake.
  • 09-22-2010, 12:58 AM
    Johnny V
    mine is very mean but i feed him 2 pinkyz about twice a week
  • 09-22-2010, 02:19 PM
    deadsmiley
    there was no bulge at all after feeding, it was like if i were to swallow a skittle, no one would be able to tell. that mean i should up the prey size a bit? maybe feed her a sibling of the fuzzie i fed her saturday night since its had a week to grow a bit?
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