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How often do you feed

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  • 01-17-2011, 07:06 PM
    Mike10205
    How often do you feed
    Just wondering how often everyone is feeding.

    Say newborn to 200g
    200g - 1000g
    1000g upward

    Ta Mike


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  • 01-17-2011, 07:40 PM
    SlitherinSisters
    Anything under a year I'm usually feeding every 4 days. Over a year 5-7, might switch back to 4 if they are still small. 1000+ grams depends, males are usually every 14 days, females are every 7, but if they had eggs and need to gain weight, they are back on the 4 day schedule. That's just my practices in a nutshell.

    Oh, and I'm breeding, so this is a heavier feeding schedule than people who keep bps for pets would do.
  • 01-17-2011, 07:47 PM
    Alexandra V
    Re: How often do you feed
    Usually I'll feed every 5 days for hatchlings until about 250-300g ish, depending on the size of the hatchling, of course.

    After that I put them on every 7 days.

    This is what I do for my pet bps.
  • 01-17-2011, 07:53 PM
    Stewart_Reptiles
    Re: How often do you feed
    Depends on the animals some get food every 5 days until they reach 250/300 grams some don't, after that it's once a week for everyone.
  • 01-17-2011, 07:59 PM
    ace_singapore
    Once a week for everyone, so it's one shot for all.
  • 01-17-2011, 11:03 PM
    Vypyrz
    Re: How often do you feed
    I feed my '08 male a small rat every 10 days...
  • 01-17-2011, 11:08 PM
    Xan Powers
    I only have adults at the moment and the male is off feed but I feed the female who's still eating two small rats a week. the female is 2152g and the male is 2248g.


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  • 01-17-2011, 11:29 PM
    Herp4life11
    My baby eats a hopper-small adult mouse every 5days.
  • 01-18-2011, 12:34 AM
    seeya205
    I feed hatchling every 5 days and adults are all offered weekly if they eat or not!
  • 01-18-2011, 12:45 AM
    BroknBusted
    I am feeding mine every 5 days. How old are most snakes when the reach the 200g weight? I know it varies, but a rough idea.
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