How often should I feed my baby BP?
My baby BP is considered a hatchling (I think). She is only 53 grams and about 15 inches long maybe. She fits in the palm of my hand and is maybe 1-2 months old. She has eaten 1 fuzzy for me so far. How often should I feed her? Once a week for now?
:confusd: I don't want to starve my little girl but I don't want to over feed her.
Re: How often should I feed my baby BP?
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ZiggiGirl
My baby BP is considered a hatchling (I think). She is only 53 grams and about 15 inches long maybe. She fits in the palm of my hand and is maybe 1-2 months old. She has eaten 1 fuzzy for me so far. How often should I feed her? Once a week for now?
:confusd: I don't want to starve my little girl but I don't want to over feed her.
For hatchlings, I do twice a week up until they're around 100g.
You can do once a week, just make sure you are feeding enough and your snake is growing consistently. Their metabolisms are a lot faster at that size than they are for older snakes, so it's generally just easier to feed them more often so they can gain some weight a little quicker.
At 53g, I wouldn't worry too much about overfeeding (on reasonably sized meals). She'll burn through the food quickly.
