Re: How is my boy growing?
I think it looks pretty good, maybe a little on the thin side... At that weight it should get 2 adult mice, or 1 jumbo mouse a week...
Re: How is my boy growing?
They couldn't have been feeding him properly because that's a bit on the smaller side for that old of a snake.
He doesn't look thin to me at all. A large mouse a week is fine. :]
Re: How is my boy growing?
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blackcrystal22
They couldn't have been feeding him properly because that's a bit on the smaller side for that old of a snake.
Hindsight is 20/20 and knowing what I've learned on here I can see that there were a lot of things they weren't doing that they should have been.
As for the feeding I was looking at him over a 3 week period between when I first looked at him and when I decided to get him and that entire time they kept telling me that he was "due" a feeding right up until I bought him. When I asked the last time he had eaten they wouldn't say, just that he was "due". And the size mouse they recommended was a small hopper.
Re: How is my boy growing?
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SecurityStacey
Hindsight is 20/20 and knowing what I've learned on here I can see that there were a lot of things they weren't doing that they should have been.
As for the feeding I was looking at him over a 3 week period between when I first looked at him and when I decided to get him and that entire time they kept telling me that he was "due" a feeding right up until I bought him. When I asked the last time he had eaten they wouldn't say, just that he was "due". And the size mouse they recommended was a small hopper.
Hm. 'Due'. Like once-a-month snake myth due?
It's really surprising how many places think that once a month is perfectly healthy to feed a growing snake at any size.
If your worried about his weight at all, see if he'll get down two mice. Unless you want to start giving him weanling rats. :]
Re: How is my boy growing?
Hey - didn't want to start a new thread - this is related to how Stan is growing...
If he hits the mouse as soon as its in his cage, coils and downs it all within 7 minutes is it a sign I'm not feeding him enough? I feed him one adult mouse every Sunday but they are less than 10% of his body weight (he is 375 grams and the mice are generally 32-35grams)
Re: How is my boy growing?
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SecurityStacey
Hey - didn't want to start a new thread - this is related to how Stan is growing...
If he hits the mouse as soon as its in his cage, coils and downs it all within 7 minutes is it a sign I'm not feeding him enough? I feed him one adult mouse every Sunday but they are less than 10% of his body weight (he is 375 grams and the mice are generally 32-35grams)
If they dont leave a noticeable bump. Up his prey size to two mice.
If it leaves a slight bump, but not too big, Toss him a Jumbo mouse and keep working at him until you dont see that one anymore.
Re: How is my boy growing?
You could always offer him a second mouse if he is still hunting after eating the first!! Also, if it would be more convenient for you, you could try to switch him over to a small rat :)
Re: How is my boy growing?
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starmom
You could always offer him a second mouse if he is still hunting after eating the first!! Also, if it would be more convenient for you, you could try to switch him over to a small rat :)
That is what I want to do - He is just such a champ eater - never missed a meal - that I'm scared to change... :-)
Re: How is my boy growing?
I've got a female BP who is about the same size as your Stanley and she'll eat a small (don't really know weight I go by girth more) rat every 5 days. I'd say they're a little bit older than a weaned rat. She's doing great on that feeding schedule maybe try that with your guy?
