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  • 10-15-2007, 12:37 PM
    serpents-prey
    feeding
    ok i want to know is there a specific rule of thumb for prey size and number thereof mine is sort of one mouse to every foot of the snakes length so mine gets two mice every 9 days is that too much or does it matter

    also my second snake a smaller bp has been eating well but this week he would not eat so i waited and tried again the next day after two days he finally ate is there any reason they might wait like that
  • 10-15-2007, 12:49 PM
    juddb
    Re: feeding
    A rule of thumb with bp's/prey size, would be.... the prey item should be about the same size around as the girth of the biggest part of the snake.... I hope that makes sense. :oops: Once every seven days.
  • 10-15-2007, 12:59 PM
    serpents-prey
    Re: feeding
    is there any rule for quantity of prey i knew of the size rule but thank you for putting it in there
  • 10-15-2007, 01:03 PM
    WingedWolfPsion
    Re: feeding
    Only one of that size. If they are half that size, then 2.
  • 10-15-2007, 01:06 PM
    serpents-prey
    Re: feeding
    k thanx
  • 10-15-2007, 01:34 PM
    AT6CL
    Re: feeding
    I've also heard that the prey should be 1/10 the BPs weight.

    HTH
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