Feeding Schedule for a BRB
So before getting my BRB I did research on what they should eat, but did not pay as much attention to how often :O Not exactly the smartest move. The good news is that Anck Su Namun was fed last Saturday so she does have some time. She is 1 1/2 years old, between 3-4 ft, and is 430 grams (After she is done digesting I will weigh her again because she was quite the wiggle worm when she was weighed last, granted though because she has had a meal there is going to be a difference). I fed her a rat that weighed 62 grams (I went by the 1 1/2 times the width of the snake**).
Quite a few care sheets say that a hatchling should be fed every 4 to 7 days and an adult 10-14 days (depending on the care sheet you look at). But how about a sub-adult? (at least I think that is the term for her she is definitely not a hatchling nor an adult) I was going to take the average and go for every 9-10 days but is that a good plan? I don't want her to get obese but at the same time she is still growing.
** Question: Is there a percentage base to use for feed items? As in the feeder should be x% of the weight of the snake? This whole 1 1/2 times the thickest part of their body is giving me nothing but trouble since I am horrible at imagining it on the internet. I already ordered the wrong size meal (the vendor told me she could eat large mice or small rats and I chose the smaller of the two to be on the safe side) which thankfully I only ordered 10 of, just the question what to do with them.... probably just stick them in the freezer just in case I get another snake.
Thanks for the help, it sounds like such a simple question and that's probably why it was over looked.
