Regarding feeding this time lol...

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I think I've made a total of like 100 questions already each created in a new post, but I made sure I tried to search all I can before making a new thread... SORRYYYY :confused:

Anywayyy..... regarding feeding. I am currently planning on buying a baby BP a little over a month from Mr. and Mrs. Bailey. They had kindly told me the info on a specific one that I will be buying as soon as the set up is ready, that they are feeding on live hoppers.

So now my concern is... should I continue to do that, or should I try to get them on F/T. If i DO get them on F/T, the big question is... since they only eat once a week, I think buying 100 of them will be a little drastic being that they feed once a week. I don't think I can get any SPECIFC types of mice unless the timing is right at a local petland store. I don't even know if Petco has it although I believe they should if they don't. New York doesn't seem to be a big snake fanatic like I am. :rockon:

****The main question is... about how long do BP's usually feed on a typical mouse size before going to a larger size at a baby stage?*****

well you can always feed them multiple ones until you run out. when they look like they should be getting bigger meals and you still have smaller mice, just feed them two till you run out.

dotcOm,
I didn't know that you don't have great access to live mouse hoppers. So, I will attempt to get him switched to F/T mice if that is something that you would like me to do. It may take an extra week or two before I can ship out, but I can probably get him eating F/T before I ship out to you.

mudduc,
Well the thing is that, my local pet store, Petland, just have the mice in a 20 gallon long. I'm pretty sure there are a few hoppers in there because I'm assuming they continually breed. If that's the case, I'm pretty sure I'll be okay feeding them live hoppers if I can just grab the small ones (weekly visits to check). So until furthur notice, just keep them on live unless you suggest otherwise.

most pets store around here keep their mice separated so they don't breed. and what if you go and there are no small ones, is he just not supposed to eat that week?

i know you want your new ball as soon as possible, but making the switch to F/T early on with the breeder will save you alot of hassle. and luckily you found a breeder that is willing to take the time to switch him/her for you. i would take Tim up on the offer, but thats just me.