does anyone have the feeding chart/ rat sizing for a burmese python?
so i could know when to size up my burm?
thankss!!!
04-30-2017, 04:48 PM
Alexiel03
Re: my 5 month old burm
None that I know of but I generally feed mine food that is just slightly bigger than the thickness part of their body. If the food item doesn't leave a bulge then you could try the next size up next feeding day.
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05-01-2017, 04:43 AM
jodidelisio
Re: my 5 month old burm
Quote:
Originally Posted by Alexiel03
None that I know of but I generally feed mine food that is just slightly bigger than the thickness part of their body. If the food item doesn't leave a bulge then you could try the next size up next feeding day.
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allright!
thanks for your reply anyway and yea i will do so
and is chicken bad for a burmese ? or it has a very little nutritional value?
i'm sorry i ask so many question still a newbie lol
05-01-2017, 08:35 AM
bcr229
Nothing wrong with using whole-prey fowl such as young chickens or quail as a feeder, except for the really nasty poops your snake will take afterward.
05-01-2017, 10:07 AM
Hannahshissyfix
Age doesn't mean as much as actual size so I'd go by a rat slightly thicker than its body. Probably small-med depending. I've never fed poultry to mine after seeing the pumpkin gut looking mess my friends snakes left after eating a few chickens.
05-02-2017, 10:40 AM
jodidelisio
Re: my 5 month old burm
Quote:
Originally Posted by bcr229
Nothing wrong with using whole-prey fowl such as young chickens or quail as a feeder, except for the really nasty poops your snake will take afterward.
idk about this because many people said that chicken has a very little nutrition compared to rat or rabbit but thanks for replying
05-02-2017, 10:46 AM
jodidelisio
Re: my 5 month old burm
Quote:
Originally Posted by HannahLou
Age doesn't mean as much as actual size so I'd go by a rat slightly thicker than its body. Probably small-med depending. I've never fed poultry to mine after seeing the pumpkin gut looking mess my friends snakes left after eating a few chickens.
so using its girth is enough i suppose? yeah i agree with the chicken part
but sometimes the rat tends to go smaller when my burmese swallowed it so is there an exact measurement how?
sorry im a newbie
05-04-2017, 09:03 PM
CALM Pythons
Re: my 5 month old burm
A little bit of a size difference isn't going to matter at all. I suggest not over feeding either, that burm will grow fast enough thats for sure... Ive even slowed feeding down a bit without ever having a problem. Go by the thickest part and get a rat around the same size... Once the rats aren't big enough you will be able to go to smaller rabbits.... As mine got older it also ate less with feeding larger prey..you can feed the Rats to a burm for years though bro.. I didn't change over till after 3-4 years if I remember correctly.
