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  • 11-08-2013, 01:47 AM
    BP Tim
    Am I underfeeding my girl?
    She weighs 376 grams empty, I feed her 2 adult mice,every 5 days, which comes up to 40 grams rougly give or take..

    The petsmart I get my f/t doesn't offer a small rat. They go from adult mice, to medium rat, and she isn't quite thick enough yet for that it seems surprisingly.

    I'm spend.. 25-31 dollars every 20 days to feed her, can't quite remember :O 4 large mice in a box, I buy 2 boxes at a time.. so 8 mice last me.. 20 days with a 5 day feeding schedule?

    Should I be going it about it different?
  • 11-08-2013, 01:59 AM
    200xth
    40 grams every 5 days for a 376 gram snake is fine. You're not underfeeding her.

    If you're tracking her weight and she's gaining weight and seems healthy, you're doing it right.
  • 11-08-2013, 02:08 AM
    Daybreaker
    IMO you're spending too much! If your girl is taking f/t easily I'd buy some feeders in bulk: shipping may seem expensive but in the long run it will be cheaper for you.
  • 11-08-2013, 02:48 AM
    BP Tim
    Re: Am I underfeeding my girl?
    Can you give me a site I can buy mice/rats in bulk?
  • 11-08-2013, 03:00 AM
    swolek
    Re: Am I underfeeding my girl?
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by BP Tim View Post
    Can you give me a site I can buy mice/rats in bulk?

    I've ordered from these two places and can vouch for them:

    http://www.laynelabs.com/
    http://rodentpro.com/

    See which one has cheaper shipping to your area :).
  • 11-08-2013, 09:01 AM
    Physician&Snakes
    Re: Am I underfeeding my girl?
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Daybreaker View Post
    IMO you're spending too much! If your girl is taking f/t easily I'd buy some feeders in bulk: shipping may seem expensive but in the long run it will be cheaper for you.

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by swolek View Post
    I've ordered from these two places and can vouch for them:

    http://www.laynelabs.com/
    http://rodentpro.com/

    See which one has cheaper shipping to your area :).

    X2

    You are definitely over paying, I think you will be better off feeding her a small rat every week.
  • 11-08-2013, 01:03 PM
    MootWorm
    Petsmart will rob you blind on f/t prices. Either bulk order online, or to save on shipping, see if anyone has local feeders through facebook groups or craigslist.
  • 11-08-2013, 01:05 PM
    200xth
    Re: Am I underfeeding my girl?
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by BP Tim View Post
    Can you give me a site I can buy mice/rats in bulk?

    Part of it depends on where you are.

    I'm in Florida. This is where I'm buying mine from now:
    http://southfloridarodents.com/Frozen-Rats
  • 11-08-2013, 01:28 PM
    MJT_23
    Re: Am I underfeeding my girl?
    http://loxahatcheerodents.com/estore/ iv ordered many times from them very high quality clean and cheap.
  • 11-08-2013, 04:56 PM
    Morphing Unicorn
    X2 southfloridarodents

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