feeding question...

so my BP is about 2 feet long and the fattest part of his body is about 5in round.. he's been eating adult mice once a week for a wile now... so when do i upgrade to a larger size mouse? also whats the next size mouse? and when do i start feeding every two weeks?

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Originally Posted by gambit_BP

so my BP is about 2 feet long and the fattest part of his body is about 5in round.. he's been eating adult mice once a week for a wile now... so when do i upgrade to a larger size mouse? also whats the next size mouse? and when do i start feeding every two weeks?

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Have you tried rats yet? I would switch if you can makes life a lot easier I feed mine once a week small rat as adults seems to work great for my big normal girl she is about 1350G right now. Also here is a feeder chart from a local rodent supplier in the Seattle Area

Edit do you have a scale for snake weight yet that also help take a lot of the guess work out of what size to feed :)

MICE

Sm. Pink 1-2 grams
Lg. Pink 2-4 grams
Peach Fuzz 4-6 grams
Fuzzies 5-8 grams
Hoppers 8-12 grams
Sm. Mice 11-16 grams
Med. Mice 15-24 grams
Lg. Mice 24-28 grams
XLg. Mice 30 grams+

Rats:
Rat Sm. Pink 3-8 grams
Rat Lg. Pink 5-12 grams
Rat Fuzzies 10-20 grams
Rat Pup 20-30 grams
Rat Wean 30-45 grams
Rat Sm. 40-80 grams
Rat Med. 80-150 grams
Rat Lg. 140-200 grams
Rat XLg. 190-250 grams

thats a great chart thx