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Quick Feeding Question

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  • 06-05-2012, 08:31 PM
    Miles
    I have small white mice, and they come prefrozen in a box pre sized.

    So I can actually thaw my mice in room temp water for apporximately an hour?
  • 06-05-2012, 08:38 PM
    The Serpent Merchant
    You will need to thaw them in warm not hot water, then heat the rodent with a hair dryer.
  • 06-05-2012, 08:45 PM
    Miles
    So I should take the mouse out of the package? I was under the impression I thawed in the package. 1 hour to thaw then heated up with hair dryer, got it.

    The internet is great for looking up some things, but apparently nobody knows wtf their talking about on ask websites. Thank god for this forum, lol.
  • 06-05-2012, 08:56 PM
    The Serpent Merchant
    Most people thaw them in zip-lock bags
  • 06-05-2012, 09:43 PM
    Miles
    well that was a very successful feeding and Uro seems very content with it. I understand that eventually he's going to eventually eat more then 1? or just get bigger mice eventually. How do I know when to size up?
  • 06-05-2012, 09:52 PM
    Slim
    At some point you will want to switch him over to rats. Rats come in larger sizes so you can always find the right size for your growing snake. Mice tend to top out around 40 grams or so.

    EDIT: A general rule of thumb for feeding young BPs is to offer them prey that are 10-15% of the snake's body weight. Some keepers will feed a rodent about the same size as the snake is big around at the widest part. Either method can work well.
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