New here with baby BP

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Originally Posted by ckuhn003

Ok, so I have new almost one year old BP (200 grams). Fed him once so far (box of 4 f/t med mice). So you think it's best if I find a rat in the size recommended and start sooner then later?

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Finish the box, ur BP has time lol I didn't feed my BP rats till he was 400g cause I watched his growth....the feeder should be larger then the thickest part of the mid-section of ur bp. That's how I honestly gauged it with the chart in mind. Use your discretion...my dumb ass fed my 620g a med rat three weeks ago and he hasn't fed since then....but it is as a lesson I learned. He's now in shed so it'll be a month before he feeds again

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Originally Posted by ckuhn003

Ok, so I have new almost one year old BP (200 grams). Fed him once so far (box of 4 f/t med mice). So you think it's best if I find a rat in the size recommended and start sooner then later?

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yes :)

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Originally Posted by Aerries

my dumb ass fed my 620g a med rat three weeks ago and he hasn't fed since then

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:O:O:O
omg!!!

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Originally Posted by tttaylorrr

yes :)

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:O:O:O
omg!!!

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Yea didn't realize it till it was too late....I told my husband to pick up a rat and granted he didn't really check it and then I noticed how big it was and well....I checked the box he threw out after it....luckily Ramsey is good....he honestly had no problems with it.....which REALLY surprised me


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Originally Posted by Aerries

Yea didn't realize it till it was too late....I told my husband to pick up a rat and granted he didn't really check it and then I noticed how big it was and well....I checked the box he threw out after it....luckily Ramsey is good....he honestly had no problems with it.....which REALLY surprised me


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I bet he was like JACKPOT! [emoji23]

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Originally Posted by donnadudette2003

I bet he was like JACKPOT! [emoji23]

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He's a trooper, he was my early anniversary present two years ago and my first....my husband to this day hasn't held him but I be damned he won't hold by BCI LOL makes no damn sense[emoji23] won't hold a three foot BP but sure lemme hold ur Boa that's only a foot shorter [emoji23]


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Originally Posted by Aerries

Agreed, switch over as soon as possible, BP imprint on a specific prey, and it's hard to break it when they're older. All my boys are on rats now, again the transition was seamless cause of the transition at a younger age. Perfect Prey I completely recommend. Great customer service and delivery. In this Florida heat they were completely frozen and that was small rats and weaned rats. An adult BP should eat nothing larger then a small rat...unless otherwise stated according to my research. That chart is the best to go by.


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Perfect Prey looks like they have a great selection but that shipping is pretty steep. I previously bought a box of Artic Mice from Petsmart but I'm not so sure they carry the rat pups (only small and medium). Silly question but do the F/T from Perfect Prey come in a cardboard box so the rats are not visible? I'd like to shelter my wife and kids from the sight when opening the freezer..haha

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Originally Posted by ckuhn003

Perfect Prey looks like they have a great selection but that shipping is pretty steep. I previously bought a box of Artic Mice from Petsmart but I'm not so sure they carry the rat pups (only small and medium). Silly question but do the F/T from Perfect Prey come in a cardboard box so the rats are not visible? I'd like to shelter my wife and kids from the sight when opening the freezer..haha

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the shipping is expensive because it's overnight. they come in a box packed with dry ice. the rats themselves are vacuum-sealed and packaged onto a styrofoam tray, so yes they are visible.

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Originally Posted by ckuhn003

Perfect Prey looks like they have a great selection but that shipping is pretty steep. I previously bought a box of Artic Mice from Petsmart but I'm not so sure they carry the rat pups (only small and medium). Silly question but do the F/T from Perfect Prey come in a cardboard box so the rats are not visible? I'd like to shelter my wife and kids from the sight when opening the freezer..haha

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No they don't lol that's why I have a small freezer in my reptile room. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...ddf067f35f.jpg

That's how they're packed, small rats are on styrofoam and the smaller rats are not.


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Again it's ur best choice cause these amounts will last you MONTHS so think about the gas your spending and the marked up price for just a few rats/mice....in the long run your saving.


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I go though the rat pups faster cause I have a BP that feeds weekly and then my Boa every 10-14 days


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