Feeding ?

I was just was wondering if it is possible to feed my bp too much. In the past 10 days he ate 5 mice and he still is a juvenile.

yes, you can over feed. Try to stick to one meal (aprox the size of your snakes widest part) every 5 days for the hatchlings and juvies. That is what works for me. You want a hardy snake with good muscle tone.

Yes it is possible to overfeed, which usually results in fasting. I'm wondering why you've feed him 5 mice over 10 days? You should only be feeding about once a week at most and I doubt he takes 5 mice at once. It's not good for them to constantly be digesting, and also limits the amount of handling you can do since you should leave them alone for 48 hrs after feeding to decrease the risk of a regurge. Now I'm wondering what size you are feeding of mice, pinkies? fuzzies? hoppers? regular size?

I was feeding him fuzzies and i would not feed him all at once. But thanks for correcting me, now i know.

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Originally Posted by likebull1

I was just was wondering if it is possible to feed my bp too much. In the past 10 days he ate 5 mice and he still is a juvenile.

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Yes it is possible to overfeed a BP which is not healthy for one and will sooner or later lead to your BP going off feed

Ideally you want a BP that feed with consistency and for that you want to offer 1 prey slightly smaller than the girth size once a week.

Even my larger adults do not get anything more than 2 to 3 mice (depending on their size) or one small rat (45-65 grams) once a week.