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My Bp jaw is weird

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  • 08-02-2013, 12:27 AM
    Jacobm.
    My Bp jaw is weird
    I just noticed that the left side of his jaw doesn't seem right. Should I be worried?http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/08/02/ysehuva4.jpg
    http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/08/02/amytuzud.jpg

    The first pic is the left side
  • 08-02-2013, 12:28 AM
    M&NSnakeDen
    It's hard to decipher with two separate pics. Could you take a picture of her head on? Also maybe one of under her head? Easier to spot any swelling this way.
  • 08-02-2013, 12:36 AM
    Jacobm.
    My Bp jaw is weird
    He just struck at me and the jaw looks normal. So I'm guessing he just didn't realign it when I fed him.
  • 08-02-2013, 12:37 AM
    M&NSnakeDen
    When did he eat?
  • 08-02-2013, 12:41 AM
    Jacobm.
    My Bp jaw is weird
    Rat pink
  • 08-02-2013, 12:45 AM
    M&NSnakeDen
    No no, when...not what :P
    Generally, they will realign their jaws within a couple minutes of getting the rat down.
    How old is he? Rat pinks are generally too small for BPs even right out of their eggs. I've never fed anything smaller than a rat pup to a hatchling.
  • 08-02-2013, 12:47 AM
    Jacobm.
    My Bp jaw is weird
    I think it might be a rat pup and I fed him on Sunday. He is a couple of months old.
    Here is a pic of the ratshttp://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/08/02/u7u9uzus.jpg
  • 08-02-2013, 12:55 AM
    M&NSnakeDen
    If he's a few months old, he should definitely be on rat pups.
    My littlest ones were hatched in April. I feed them a pup once a week. They're almost 200g are allllmost ready for weanlings.
    Look at the fattest part of your snakes belly. The rats that he eats should be just a little bit fatter than that. You should be able to see a buldge for about 2 days after he eats. In my opinion, those rats are definitely a bit too small :)
  • 08-02-2013, 12:57 AM
    Jacobm.
    My Bp jaw is weird
    Yeah I saw the bulge after he ate, but I will get bigger rats for him
  • 08-02-2013, 12:58 AM
    Jacobm.
    My Bp jaw is weird
    Thank you for the help! :)
  • 08-02-2013, 12:59 AM
    M&NSnakeDen
    Don't go rushing out for bigger food or anything :)
    Feed off what you have in your freezer and then move up to the next size. If he's still looking hungry after you give him one, maybe try a second. Or offer another 4-5 days later.
  • 08-02-2013, 01:07 AM
    M&NSnakeDen
    Do you have a scale (that measures grams) that you could keep track of his weight with? For younger BPs, it's usually a decent size meal if its 15% of his total weight.
    So for example if your snake is 150g, multiply that by 0.15 and you'll get the approximate weight of an appropriate size food item. About 23g. Which is a pup :)
    Here's a generalized idea of rat weights etc.

    Pinks 3-9g
    Fuzzies 10-20g
    Pups 21-29g
    Weanlings 30-49g
    Small 50-99g
    Medium 100–199g
    Large 200–299g
    Jumbo 300-399g
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