Feed schedule for a BP at 174g

Me again! :)

Right I'm putting my three smaller BP's on a 5 day feeding schedule as they're on the scales at 60g, 77g and 87g.
I have my 260g pastel and my 550g male on a 7 day schedule.

Now, my issue, my 174g girly; should she be on a 5 day or a 7 day. I got my pastel at 200g and she was on a 7 day. What would you guys suggest?

Whatever you want that falls between 5-7 days and at least a rat pup. My 2013 pastel is at 150g right now and I am feeding her every 6 days.

She's on rat fluffs which are weight and size appropriate :) First feed of all my newbies and my not so newbies tonight.

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Originally Posted by Naom9Anne

She's on rat fluffs which are weight and size appropriate :) First feed of all my newbies and my not so newbies tonight.

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Oh yes that's right...you would think that having several classmates from Bulgaria and Sweden that I would remember measurements are different across the pond. lol.

The size difference baffles me as I'm on this forum all the time over English ones. I find myself typing ball python to fellow Brits instead of royal python which is what they're referred to over here!

It's a killer when you walk into the rep store and try asking for American frozen thawed sizes :p

Rat fluffs are rat fuzzies to us. Stay at 5 days like your smaller ones so your not doing 10 different feeding schedules. Also it all depends on what you want to do. If she is eating and pooping like she should then she's good. Your doing everything right.

You could do 5 days until they hit 500g then bump to a 7 day schedule. Lol, "fluffs". I've never heard that. It's cute.

My pastel is only 260g and she is on small rat weaners once a week, should she also be on a 5 day? She was being fed once a week and she was only 200g when I got her on that schedule about a month and a half ago... She doesn't come out looking for food during the week either.

I'll message the guy I got the het gs off and see how often he was feeding her also.

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Originally Posted by Naom9Anne

My pastel is only 260g and she is on small rat weaners once a week, should she also be on a 5 day? She was being fed once a week and she was only 200g when I got her on that schedule about a month and a half ago... She doesn't come out looking for food during the week either.

I'll message the guy I got the het gs off and see how often he was feeding her also.

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Once they hit the small rat area I make it every seven days, but some will do it differently.

I'm keeping mine on 5 days until the reach 500, which my Lex is about to hit!! :)
The rest are below 200, but I just got them in last month.
Although since Lex is a mouser... I may keep her on 5 a while longer as long as she's eating.

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Fortunately all but one of mine are on rats, my spider is the only one on mice. Going to make the switch for him when I have him feeding for me. I can't wait for my little ones to get over the 100g! Even a little bit of weight behind the albino and bumblebee as they are still hatchling weight (small hatchling weight) and although they are young they're very under weight in my opinion :(

Yeh I've tried everything to get Lex to switch... rats, she won't even go for asfs... go figure!! She's very picky, don't even bother with f/t, tried that too. As long as she's eating something I'm happy :)

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That is all that ever matters! As long as they will eat something as we know how fussy BP's can be :)

All of mine are frozen eaters too, quite rare to get live eaters here in the UK although it does happen!

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Originally Posted by Naom9Anne

Me again! :)

Right I'm putting my three smaller BP's on a 5 day feeding schedule as they're on the scales at 60g, 77g and 87g.
I have my 260g pastel and my 550g male on a 7 day schedule.

Now, my issue, my 174g girly; should she be on a 5 day or a 7 day. I got my pastel at 200g and she was on a 7 day. What would you guys suggest?

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My guy who is 280 grams I'm feeding him every 4-6 days and mainly depends on when he poops and what not,the average for him is 5 days and for my 75 gram guy every 4 days/ 5

My pastel (260g) eats as she pleases but is offered once a week. I'm going to see how the het does on a 7 day schedule and if she is not making good progress or looks like she could eat more often I will change to a 5 day as with my little ones. She struck fed and constricted so I'm happy. Well, they all did actually. Apart from my pastel but she is a nightmare at the best of times, she doesn't even poke her nose of the hide on feeding day!

General rule of thumb is every 4-5 days until they hit 500g. Then bump up to a 7-10 day schedule. And adults can be on a 7-14 day schedule depending on male/female/breeder/pet.