rat size question

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Originally Posted by zombie&lemons

i have always been told don't feed them anything bigger then there girth of the widest part of there belly

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I understand this to refer mostly to young, growing BPs. Once they approach full adult size, they keep growing, but at a much slower rate, so you do not need to continue to increase the size of their prey.

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Originally Posted by dsmalex97

so even when there fully grown, always need to be fed weekly right(just making sure)?

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They do not "need" to be fed weekly, but I think it is a good practice. People have had success feedly every other week or even less than that. However, I've seen enough people that I trust recommend that smaller and more frequent meals seem to work better, so I plan to continue to feed once a week.

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Originally Posted by dsmalex97

Also, rodentpro kinda varies a lot in weights. The small rats to me look to small for a fullgrown ball, the medium ones looks fine, but there weight looks to high for males. If someone could look on there site and tell me whats the best to order from them I would appreciate it. Also if you know anyone that has better deals then these guys let me know.

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I believe the small rats would be fine. If you find it isn't enough, you could always offer a second prey item.

if you cant increase the size increase the amount. for instance

my 1.0 pastel wont eat rats so i have to feed him like 3 or 4 large mice

my 0.1 normal can eat 2 small rats

my boa i feed him a XL rat every 2 weeks

the older they mature you feed them bigger but less often.



hey slim am i right on this one or did i just knock my self in the head haha