Food question

You might want to get 2 hoppers just in case because it's been that long and don't forget to feed every 5 days. Every 3 days and you will never get to bring him out.

After he resets his jaws and starts to move around comfortably place the other hopper far enough so you don't get tagged or scare the snake, but close enough so he can smell and slowly stalk him.

Two? What if she doesn't eat the other one? will it still be a hopper next week? XD
And yeah, I'm not gonna feed every 3 days. XD The guy had fed her 2 days before I got her so he was saying in 3-5 days(so it would have been 5-7 since she ate last)
I suppose it has been 9 days since she ate so she must be hungry. XD

If she doesnt take the second then you have a short term house mate for a few days. It wont grown much during that time. Im going to almost guarantee that if she takes the first she will take the second. 9 days for a baby and I bet she is looking at you as a snack :D

I'll see how much they are. It won't hurt me any I guess to keep a mouse for a few days.
I should be feeding every 5 days then for now since she's so small?
I have kritter keepers I can put a mouse in + bedding, so yeah, shouldn't be too hard to keep it.
We have gerbils so we have rodent stuff.
It'll live for a 5 days without it's momma right? I don't want to slowly starve it to death. XD (I know it's just snake food, but I love rodents)

At that point they should be eating and drinking on their own.

M'kay, thanks. :3 I'll see about getting two.
I had to double check the age of how old they were on Rodentpro since the guy at the petstore was calling the day old rats 'rat pups'. XD If he doesn't know what a hopper is, I now know the age of them,

You will find that everyone has their own slang for them. Make sure the mouse is an appropriate size with eyes open and hopping around lol pretty soon you will be able to eye ball it with ease as you walk by the cages.

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Originally Posted by fluffpuffgerbil

And what do you do with a live mouse if it's not eaten? O.o Will a hopper mouse live a week later to be fed again if she doesn't take it?(The breeder I got her from told me to feed her 3-5 days after I got her, it's been 7 so I hope she's hungry!)

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We went out and bought a small critter cage for $10.00 at the local pet shop. Just throw some substrate in there and add a little water dish for him, and a little food dish with some seeds. He'll live till the next feeding :).

If you do get a "Kritter Cage", make sure it's tall enough for the size rodent you are putting in there. They are quite capable of chewing through the lids and escaping. I had a small mouse escape overnight before! Now I have a more fitting enclosure for any 'left-overs'.

Good Luck!!!

I got two hoppers. They're so small and cute! XD It'll be sad to see them eaten, but oh well. They seem to be healthy. Yep, and the critter cage I got is a big one. (It's the only one I have.)