feeding schedule

Ok so I have my baby girl Reggie on the 4 day rotation (feed on day one, let sit for 48 hours, handle next two nights for 10 or 15 mins, repeat). So last night was feeding night. Usually after I feed her she's back in her hides. Tonight when I came over to her tub she popped out of her hide to investigate. When I took out her water bowl to clean it she got REALLY curious and the tongue was going nuts. I thought to myself that she couldn't be hungry again, but I figured I'd find out. She was.

Right now I'm feeding her mouse weanlings I got from MiceDirect (got 50 of them for $12). Time to start double feeding?

how big is she? one meal per week is enough.

I try to feed every week on Monday, tues or Wed...

I feed weekly unless there is some need to skip a week or something.

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Originally Posted by cpsinatl

Tonight when I came over to her tub she popped out of her hide to investigate. When I took out her water bowl to clean it she got REALLY curious and the tongue was going nuts.

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Yeah, my ball does the same thing...but I still don't feed outside of the schedule. Keep to the schedule.

I feed (1) medium live mouse once per week usually on Monday or Tuesday

i usually toss the bigger boy and girl a small rat once a week and the little girl i break her feeding up in 2. 1 good sized mouse on monday and another on thursday.

i wanna know why your female's name is reggie. any reference to an indiana jones film?

just feed once a week no matter what.

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Originally Posted by python baller

i wanna know why your female's name is reggie. any reference to an indiana jones film?

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Wow you're the first person to get that.

It was supposed to be a male but Jason Brock goofed while showing me a bunch of snakes in a short period. I didn't notice until I got home and looked close at the bag she came in. By that time I had her named (and wasn't going to change it!). I figure that Reggie still works, I had an aunt named Regina.

Anyway tonight she is firm coiled up in her warm hide so I think that did the trick. I'll stay with the once a week thing but may need to pay more attention to her after she eats the first.

my thoughts on double feedings is that if your snake is eating 2 feeders per meal, then you need to up your feeder size so that its only one feeder per meal.

especially if you are feeding 2 feeders a meal 2 times a week, probably time to up your feeder size.

Feeding multiples is fine. I have a snake who's a mouser and she wouldn't get enough prey if I fed her only one. Multiples are fine provided that the prey weight adds up to a correct amount. :)

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Originally Posted by starmom

Feeding multiples is fine. I have a snake who's a mouser and she wouldn't get enough prey if I fed her only one. Multiples are fine provided that the prey weight adds up to a correct amount. :)

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X2 I feed multiple prey items as well :D

My BP's get between 2-3 mice each feeding and I feed every five days ;)

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Originally Posted by starmom

Feeding multiples is fine. I have a snake who's a mouser and she wouldn't get enough prey if I fed her only one. Multiples are fine provided that the prey weight adds up to a correct amount. :)

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how does that work, feeding w/r to mass of prey?

It is recomended here to feed your snake 10-15% the snakes body weight. So 200 gram snake equals a total wieght of food in the 20-30 grem range. If you cannot wiegh your snake or prey, feed prey equal to your snakes girth. Here is a chart to give you an idea as to how much prey weighs. http://www.frozenfeeder.com/sizing.html

I have always had this question also. My baby Bee has solved it for me, she eats like clockwork one fuzzy every five days. I tried two mice but she won't eat two, and feeding before five day intervals she refuses as well. But on the day five she is aggressive when I offer the mouse, so for now I am sticking with the one feeder every five days.

Gary

Many will say to feed a hatchling every 7-10 days. Sounds like things are going well for you Gary.

I feed the little ones every 5 days until they reach about 300-400g :)

Our feeding schedule for the younger BP's is one appropriately sized prey item every 5 days until they hit about 200 grams. After that they go to one prey item every 7 days for the remainder of their lives. Depending on the prey item size compared to the snake, they may take two or even three in the case of big BP's and smaller african soft furred rats. You just have to get to know your snake and your prey items and you'll sort it out. For the longest time we were very rigid on the feeding schedules but now, with more time and experience, we're learning to "listen" more to each snake and adjust accordingly. :)

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Originally Posted by ohyeahnow

Many will say to feed a hatchling every 7-10 days. Sounds like things are going well for you Gary.

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meant to say 5-7 days. Sorry

ok so I popped her on the scales when i got home. I got her 10/25 and she was at ~85g. Now she is at 149g (with a few mice in there). I checked the mass of a random frozen weanling in the bag and it was 14g so it is exactly in the 10-15% range, but not for long.

Also, try to get an empty weight on her (after she poo's). That is most accurate!

well, she just pooed on Saturday so I'd guess closer to 120g if you're considering weighing in that manner.