Re: Does my BP look skinny?
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Originally Posted by
4Ballz
I had some over stock of f/t rats and mice. I weighed my rats, and they range from 170grams-400grams (frozen). Too big for most of my snakes atm.
:O Those are some BIG rats! You should find a friend that has a blood python or big boa. :D
Re: Does my BP look skinny?
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Originally Posted by
Annarose15
I reserve medium rats for large females (2500+g). The 10-15% "rule" really only applies to juvenile/hatchling BPs. Once mine hit ~500g, small rats are all they ever get unless they are regaining weight from laying eggs. Can he eat mediums? Sure. Does he need that much to thrive? No. If you want to feed mediums, I'd go with a ten day schedule instead of seven. Also, if you are feeding live, larger rats have more potential to cause damage than small rats.
Oh ok! Well, the previous owner gave me a bag of f/t medium rats (they weight about 120g each) so maybe I could use those up by feeding him every 10 days, then once I run out, switch to the small rats and feed weekly. And yeah, I'm sticking with f/t because that's what he had been raised on. Live seems like too much of a hassle for just one snake anyway.
