What should my BP eat?

Okay. So. It's been about three days since her last feeding and those fuzzy mice are clearly not keeping her well fed, since the second I thawed one out she was very adamant on eating it. But when she eats it, her neck is so skinny that the thing looks huge inside her, but when it makes it to her stomach I can't even see it. Should I keep feeding her frequently until she puts on weight then move up in food size, or would it be safe to try something larger? I don't wanna hurt her tiny neck but I wanna make sure she's full and happy too.

Go by her body girth not the neck size.


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Originally Posted by TheSquigglyExplorer

Okay. So. It's been about three days since her last feeding and those fuzzy mice are clearly not keeping her well fed, since the second I thawed one out she was very adamant on eating it. But when she eats it, her neck is so skinny that the thing looks huge inside her, but when it makes it to her stomach I can't even see it. Should I keep feeding her frequently until she puts on weight then move up in food size, or would it be safe to try something larger? I don't wanna hurt her tiny neck but I wanna make sure she's full and happy too.

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You want to feed something that is equal the largest part of her body, while the prey may look huge compare to it's neck it's ok there neck will stretch.

At this size you can feed a weaned to small adult mouse every 5 to 7 days. It's does not has to leave a lump but it does need to be bigger than fuzzies.

Okay good. That was the first time I actually got to see her eat in the open and I was very concerned about her itty bitty self ^^'

I hate to drag this back up but I more so would hate starting a new thread for almost the same question/incident.

So I moved her up to larger food.... But guys, what do I do if she didn't eat it, she just picked it up and took it into her hide? It's still in there, she's laying on it. But not eating it. I'm really not sure if this is normal behavior or what?

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Originally Posted by TheSquigglyExplorer

I hate to drag this back up but I more so would hate starting a new thread for almost the same question/incident.

So I moved her up to larger food.... But guys, what do I do if she didn't eat it, she just picked it up and took it into her hide? It's still in there, she's laying on it. But not eating it. I'm really not sure if this is normal behavior or what?

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I'd warm it up with a hairdryer and offer it again unless it's been there for ages and has gone off .. Some need a few attempts before actually eating , it's a good sign that it dragged it off in the first place.

I sort of disagree with the poster who said not to even TRY rats for several months until she's gained more weight. Mice are like slimfast for snakes, and they're addictive, so the sooner you try it, the better.

There is absolutely no harm in offering her a fuzzy rat. Worst case scenario is that she goes, "Meh." and doesn't eat it, so you go right back to offering whatever mice she eats for a couple weeks and then try again... you might waste a couple bucks on uneaten rat fuzzies for a while, but the sooner you switch her over, the easier it will be. Most of my babies will eat rats or mice, depending on what I happen to have available in the correct size. It's not that big a deal when they're still young... but the older they get, the pickier they get.

Best case scenario is that she eats it, problem solved.

As far as prey size I'll tell you what I did yesterday for my killerbee. I took string and wrapped it around the largest part of her body and marked it and then cut string where I made the mark. I then took the string to the pet store with me and wrapped it around the mice until I found the closest to the size of the string. Also do what's suggested and keep your ball on mice until it eats quite a few tines and gains some weight.

Alright. So the food I offered her was a mouse and I did that string test and it was apparently the perfect size. She just drug it off and is guarding it but won't eat it. It's been there for one day but I can't get it back from her without completely dragging her from her hide.

Should I even be trying to feed her a mouse, even if it seems to be the right size?

If its been there for a day I would take it out. You don't want your ball to eat it since its going to go bad. If mice is what was being fed before then yes that's what you should be feeding. Just take it out but be careful. I would try using tongs to remove it. Then try feeding again in 5-7 days.