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Originally Posted by DarrinLowe

My 6 month female is 100 grams.. So I guess anything can happen.

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6 months and only 100g?? Seems very small to me.

thanks you guys went a bought a mouse and she struck imeditly currntly eatting it she did strike wrong and ened up getting the tail with the head outof her coils the mouse tryed to bite but i guess i couldnt stop it at that point but gain thank you as for feeding mice should i feed twicw a week or two in one sitting

You should feed twice in one sitting if she'll take it. Feeding more than once every 7 days or so unless they are hatchlings stresses out their digestive system. At 400+g, once every 7 days should be plenty sufficient.

I'm in deep doggy doo doo if feeding more than once a week is bad for their digestive systems :O

My girl is 600g and gets fed every 5 days. She is eating small rats.

What's a good weight to switch to sr my girl is at 450g but she hasnt showed interest in a rat in a while could it be intimidation or are sr just not what she likes and I should stick to 2large mice for feeding

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Originally Posted by Abaddon91

What's a good weight to switch to sr my girl is at 450g but she hasnt showed interest in a rat in a while could it be intimidation or are sr just not what she likes and I should stick to 2large mice for feeding

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I'd try switching over to rats. Try maybe a weaned rat. Rats have alot more nutrition than mice. When I switched to rats, I could sure see them bulk up. Some people have trouble switching to rats. Try putting the rat you want to feed, with a mouse while you dethaw it or whatever, hoping to get some mice scent on the rat.

Would trying to fing a rat the same size or a bit bigger work

My guy is about 8 months old. I've been feeding him a hopper mouse a week, and he's 22" and 220g. He looks quite healthy. His body has a very slight triangular shape, and his skin is good and tight. He's active, and everything is clear. Two sheds since I got him 5 months ago, and he's grown quite nicely.

Once I run out of the F/T hoppers (which are the same diameter as the widest part of his body now,) I'll change foods. I've got 8 mice left.

Should I get adult mice, or weanling rats? He seems to be doing quite well on mice, but I've heard rats are more nutritious.

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Originally Posted by eracer

My guy is about 8 months old. I've been feeding him a hopper mouse a week, and he's 22" and 220g. He looks quite healthy. His body has a very slight triangular shape, and his skin is good and tight. He's active, and everything is clear. Two sheds since I got him 5 months ago, and he's grown quite nicely.

Once I run out of the F/T hoppers (which are the same diameter as the widest part of his body now,) I'll change foods. I've got 8 mice left.

Should I get adult mice, or weanling rats? He seems to be doing quite well on mice, but I've heard rats are more nutritious.

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Yes you should switch to rats. Maybe try a rat pup or something the size or your snake. An 8 month old BP is usually alot more than 220g. Iv have my girl for 6 months and she's 625g, and she was a baby when got her.