Eating machine

My lil mojave boy went 6 days without eating and he acted lije he hadnt been fed in a month!

I fed him a hopper at about 6pm. Hes only 100g so they are perfect size for him. And it was a large hopper at that.
Well about 6:30 my husband went to put his leaves back in and he bites my husband. So im thinking he cant still be hungry. Anyway I went to the store and picked up a second hopper. Striked and ate it in 2 min! Im so proud :)

Any way should I start feeding him adult mice since he took 2 hoppers no problem?

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Yes, hoppers are a bit small for a 100g BP.

Tjats a 100g full only like 90g empty

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Here is a handy weight chart for rodents I like to use :)
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

Takes the guess work out of feeding size :)

So then arent the hoppers right size based on that chart?

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Looks that way sometimes different breeders use different weights for the rodents.
Also when a snake gets into feed mode it can take a little while for them to calm down. My Pied girl would eat until she exploded if I kept offering. Especially when she was younger. I swear she would use her tail to stuff more rats in if she was allowed. Sounds like your little guy has a great feed response :)

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Looks that way sometimes different breeders use different weights for the rodents.
Also when a snake gets into feed mode it can take a little while for them to calm down. My Pied girl would eat until she exploded if I kept offering. Especially when she was younger. I swear she would use her tail to stuff more rats in if she was allowed. Sounds like your little guy has a great feed response :)

I know how ya feel. A few weeks ago I bought a 50 pack of hoppers for 3 baby BPs thinking they would last a long time. Now I find myself thawing 5 or 6 at a time to feed them. Definitely gonna buy a pack of adult mice and see how long that lasts. Good thing there are like 6 reptile shows around me each year so I'll never be far from my suppliers.

Usually after 1 he takes one he goes to his hide and sleeps. This time he was hanging out of his hide begging for more :)

I think I will start feeding him adult mice and space his feedings to every 7 days.

I take a bp with a great feeding responce any day :)

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Originally Posted by TheSnakeGuy

I know how ya feel. A few weeks ago I bought a 50 pack of hoppers for 3 baby BPs thinking they would last a long time. Now I find myself thawing 5 or 6 at a time to feed them. Definitely gonna buy a pack of adult mice and see how long that lasts. Good thing there are like 6 reptile shows around me each year so I'll never be far from my suppliers.

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You need to live closer to Houston! I have extra packages of adult mice, jumbo mice, rat fuzzies, and rat pups! I bought extra when I bulk ordered and now I don't need them. I have so many extras! If you plan on going to Repticon Houston, you can always hit me up.

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To the OP, you want to feed them 10%-15% of their body weight. Hoppers are BARELY 10% so you can go ahead and give them weaned mice or adults. Even though adults might be a little big, you can always give a longer resting period between meals and it'll be fine!

Unfortunetly my local pet shop goes from hoppers to adults. No weanlimgs :(

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