is this too much

i have a buddy that feeds his tiger female retic three mice ,three days in a row he want her to be the same size she is old ,, i was woundering if that was to much ,,, but some basic info on the snake its,,,,,, 4 foot long and 7 monts old.. hes wanting it about 8 foot by the end of dec and 9 foot by jan...

just wanting to know if its too much or not if you can help please do


dont want the retic to die..


thanks

john

I know retics have large appetites, but that seems like a ridiculous prey size and feeding schedule. Why doesn't he just feed it 1-2 medium rats, and what's his hurry with length? It's never going to be 9' bgy January.

no idea but do you think it could eat a med rat its like maybe 1 1/2 to 2 in from belly to back

ok let me ask a nother ? how big do they have to be to eat a small rat

because i have a three foot retic and i was told to feed her mice or rat pups till shes at least 5 foot,,,, and adult mice that is

Where's RKO? :D

A retic that's 2" in diameter can eat a small - medium rat. Retics can handle larger prey, and I have 500g bps that can eat small rats.

well i thank you very much ,,,,, you've help alot

john

No way he should be restricted to mice and rat pups till he's 5'. That just seems silly.

Also, no way your friend is gonna restrict him to only growing a foot a year.

mice....to a tic......that is crazy....rofl

At 4 feet that sucker should be on rat hoppers at least.

ok thanks, ya i know but hes kinda a know it all so ya but ya i have a 3' retic and i have been feeding her adult mice and rat pups.... i think she would be able to eat a small rat dont yall think,,,i dont know i want to have a big snake but i dont want to over feed it or any thing but i would think to have her breeding size by next winter....

thank you guys much learn something new every day

john

You aren't most likely going to be able to get a female up to breeding size/age by next year. I think it would be best to wait another season.

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Originally Posted by reptileherp_19

ok let me ask a nother ? how big do they have to be to eat a small rat

because i have a three foot retic and i was told to feed her mice or rat pups till shes at least 5 foot,,,, and adult mice that is

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That's just wroooong!!!
My 3" ball python eats medium rats
Your retic should be eating at least a small rat, if not a couple

My male tic is just at 5' 7 months old.....he eats small rats

I have two sisters to Pat's boy and they are around 6' or 7'. Currently I'm feeding them one adult rat once a week. Tics can eat very large prey for their size and they have a high metabolism. I would never consider feeding them mice. My girls seem a lot calmer when well fed. It would take a good 10 adult mice to get my girls right.

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Originally Posted by PythonWallace

Where's RKO? :D

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Here!

From what I can tell, I would say that snake is underfed. A properly fed retic has the potential to hit 10' in one year.

Double its size in about a month? Tell him to dream on.

New born retics have the potential to eat adult mice for their first meal. Even rat pups/weanlings. He is underfeeding that snake severely with mice at 4'. Retics are near 2' at birth/hatching.

Tell him to get small rats and feed it once every 5-7 days. After about a month. He can go to 1-2 small rats or a medium sized rat.

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Originally Posted by reptileherp_19

because i have a three foot retic and i was told to feed her mice or rat pups till shes at least 5 foot,,,, and adult mice that is

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A retic I previously owned had it's first 1 pound rabbit before she hit 6'. Three foot retic, feed it weaned/small rats.

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Originally Posted by reptileherp_19

i dont know i want to have a big snake but i dont want to over feed it or any thing but i would think to have her breeding size by next winter....

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Originally Posted by AndrewGeibel

You aren't most likely going to be able to get a female up to breeding size/age by next year. I think it would be best to wait another season.

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A 3' retic will not reach breeding size next year. Retics are nothing like ball pythons that you can breed at 18 months. Retics make YOU wait. Usually they wont breed until they hit 3-4 years old.