BP growing very slow??

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Originally Posted by Galaxygirl

You could try feeding every 5 days instead. They're done digesting around day 3 I believe. We've raised all of ours on a 5 day schedule.

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This. You can keep her on that schedule until she's taking small rats, and then offer one a week.

If you're worried about parasites you can call the vet and ask if he'll do a fecal exam without seeing the snake. If so ask how to collect and ship the sample.

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Originally Posted by bcr229

This. You can keep her on that schedule until she's taking small rats, and then offer one a week.

If you're worried about parasites you can call the vet and ask if he'll do a fecal exam without seeing the snake. If so ask how to collect and ship the sample.

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I'll try it and see if it helps. It just seems like a lot of eating!

I feed to see a lump in the animal for the first 12-18 months of their life. From hatchling till about 200 grams I feed every three days. All this 2% of their body weight or 1.5x larger than their body stuff is just way to precise for my taste. Feed to see a lump and you'll never go wrong.. I have 1 year old snake that are at 500-1000 grams and eat every week without fail. Hell I had a female spider eat last night while she was locked up with a Calico male so if that tells ya anything.

She looks to be on the skinny side to me too (but nothing bad!)

Feeding the rat pup every 5 days for maybe just a month is good advice, if you're worried- and then bump her up to weaned rats. Just for reference, my previous female ball readily ate weaned rats when she was 300g, and it wasn't big for her at all. They can fit quite a bit LOL.