Ready for rat pups?

I have a 80 something gram het pied female. The store I purchase fuzzies at only has tiny ones but I have small frozen rat pups. Do you think she is ready for them? Thanks

probably not. pups are generally in the 20-30 gram range which is too large for an 80 gram snake.

The general rule I've gone by is the one recommended to me by others here: feed your BP prey that is no larger than the thickest part of your snake.

I wound up transitioning Manasa to rat pups somewhere around 250g, and at 388g she is now on small rats. That said, every BP is different.

I would say no... Noodles is 220 grams and I've just moved her up to 28 gram rat pups. Do what you feel is right!

There are unweaned pups at 10-15 grams, but that may be pushing it. To play it safe, I go by the 10% of body weight rule. You're probably better off with rat fuzzies at this point.

Once my hatchlings have been able to eat small adult mice for a couple meals then I switch to rat fuzzies. That usually happens when they are a little over 100g

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Originally Posted by highqualityballz

I have a 80 something gram het pied female. The store I purchase fuzzies at only has tiny ones but I have small frozen rat pups. Do you think she is ready for them? Thanks

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How much do the fuzzies weigh, and how much do the pups weigh?

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Originally Posted by 200xth

How much do the fuzzies weigh, and how much do the pups weigh?

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How much do fuzzies normally weigh? Tomorrow is feeding day for them so I'll weigh tomorrow!

Can I feed 2 fuzzies if they're too small?