I ordered the thermostat today should arrive on monday, and i'm looking into getting rat pups. so about how old is he since hes about 18 inches?
07-22-2011, 12:09 PM
SpartaDog
He's still a baby. I'd say a few months, maybe.
07-22-2011, 01:32 PM
OokamiReyuu
Alright, i know you guys are experts in a way but rat pups look a little big for him and i don't have a scale quite yet to measure him, i was looking at them on amazon are there certain brands to buy?
07-22-2011, 03:14 PM
SilverDemon
I'd suggest asking people where they get their feeders from. I can almost garuntee that Amazon will overcharge you.
And appropriately sized prey is something that's about the same or a little thicker than the widest point of his body. When you get the scale, that would be about 10-15% of his body weight. You'd be surprised how big of prey they can swallow.
07-22-2011, 03:19 PM
Jared2608
The food item should be the same size or just a little thicker than the thickest part of the snakes body. To be technical, the prey should weigh 10 to 15% of the snakes total body weight.
07-24-2011, 08:38 AM
OokamiReyuu
Well the biggest part of his body is about the size of a nickel
