Re: Is my new BP underweight?
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Originally Posted by
somnambulant
Your BPs are a year older than OP's (original post says 2 months old), so it's totally understandable that OP's weighs less.
That's not what I meant, 'my' BP's seem much underweight compared to the average.
Re: Is my new BP underweight?
Mine was last weighed at 6 months and she was 327g which is about right according to that chart
Re: Is my new BP underweight?
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Originally Posted by
Giddy
OMG! My two BP's of aprox. 14 months old are 161g and 204g. This seems much to light.
They are quite small for their age. How are you feeding them?
Re: Is my new BP underweight?
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Originally Posted by
jaded
They are quite small for their age. How are you feeding them?
Well I got them a month ago from a guy who couldn't keep them anymore do to certain circumstances. He fed them an adult mouse once every two weeks. I don't think that it was adequate. I know you should feed them more often than that. But that was out of my control.
I will feed them an adult mouse every week for now and see how they do.
Re: Is my new BP underweight?
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Originally Posted by
Giddy
Well I got them a month ago from a guy who couldn't keep them anymore do to certain circumstances. He fed them an adult mouse once every two weeks. I don't think that it was adequate. I know you should feed them more often than that. But that was out of my control.
I will feed them an adult mouse every week for now and see how they do.
At 161g and 204g They have already outgrown adult mice (unless you're talking about the jumbo retired breeders that are usually around 40g).
If you have some rat pups you may want to try switching them to rats. As your snakes grow (and they will grow quickly once they are fed regularly), you'll be able to increase the size of the rat rather than feed multiple mice, which keeps things a bit easier. They may not switch to rats, but most likely they will so you may want to try it.
Re: Is my new BP underweight?
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Originally Posted by
200xth
At 161g and 204g They have already outgrown adult mice (unless you're talking about the jumbo retired breeders that are usually around 40g).
If you have some rat pups you may want to try switching them to rats. As your snakes grow (and they will grow quickly once they are fed regularly), you'll be able to increase the size of the rat rather than feed multiple mice, which keeps things a bit easier. They may not switch to rats, but most likely they will so you may want to try it.
Hmmm, okay but the fact is that I bought 50 frozen adult mice recently and they got to go first. I could try to feed them two adult mice a week and see how they do?
Re: Is my new BP underweight?
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Giddy
Hmmm, okay but the fact is that I bought 50 frozen adult mice recently and they got to go first. I could try to feed them two adult mice a week and see how they do?
You can definitely do that. I wasn't saying not to feed the mice, just that they're getting to the point where 1 adult mouse a week may not cut it. If you need to use up a package of mice, definitely do that first.
