GTP Neonate Mice size

Do you think i could get away with feeding a young neonate GTP large pinkies? If not, if i happen to buy a bag of 50 small pinkies, do you think he'll/she'll be able to handle all 50 alone before i move up in size?

how big is it? picture would help. i wouldn't do the 50 count. made that mistake once already! it will grow too fast to eat all 50.

http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i6...6621/Chaos.jpg

He's small, so according to the breeder, he's around 12 inches. By the way, i ended up switching him into a tub. He seems more comfortable in it.

http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i6...81129-1956.jpg

I'd say go with a mixed bag of different sizes. You will need around 10-15 smalle, 10-15 med, and you should be on fuzzies by around 5-6 months. Feed one meal every 4-5 days until it is on hoppers. It should be on small adult mice by one year.....maybe even bigger. Looks like a nice animal.

Good luck.

Did this come from Franzherp? I believe these are the bush master babies I saw hit the market the same week I got my order in. If so, large pinks shouldn't be too big. Don't pick out HUGE pinkies but normal pinks on the larger size. You can get too small, but I think you'll realize that before picking them out.

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Originally Posted by Brandon Osborne

I'd say go with a mixed bag of different sizes. You will need around 10-15 smalle, 10-15 med, and you should be on fuzzies by around 5-6 months. Feed one meal every 4-5 days until it is on hoppers. It should be on small adult mice by one year.....maybe even bigger. Looks like a nice animal.

Good luck.

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Hey Brandon,
What place do you know that i could possibly order my mice like that? I e-mailed big cheese and they said i couldn't mix a 50 mouse bag with different sizes.

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Originally Posted by DavidG

Did this come from Franzherp? I believe these are the bush master babies I saw hit the market the same week I got my order in. If so, large pinks shouldn't be too big. Don't pick out HUGE pinkies but normal pinks on the larger size. You can get too small, but I think you'll realize that before picking them out.

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I tried getting my neonate from there but they never responded to my e-mail!!! I ended up getting the little one from Precision Reptiles. I would pick them out in person but there isn't a place around here where i could go and get frozen mice other than petco and petsmart. I usually order my Hopper mice for my ball pythons through The Mouse Factory. Do you think their large pinkies will do?

You may have to ask around a few places. Where are you located? Are there any shows near you? That may be the best bet for getting a mix of sizes.

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Originally Posted by Brandon Osborne

You may have to ask around a few places. Where are you located? Are there any shows near you? That may be the best bet for getting a mix of sizes.

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I'm in San Jose CA. Not a whole lot of reptile places around here other than petco and petsmart. How many small pinkies do you think i could get in him/her before i should consider an upgrade to large pinkies?

i say go with the 50 bag because it will give you another reason to get another neonate GTP. dont want those extra pinkies to go to waste!;)

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Originally Posted by bigballs

i say go with the 50 bag because it will give you another reason to get another neonate GTP. dont want those extra pinkies to go to waste!;)

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haha.....trust me, i'd love to get another GTP but I already have 4 balls, two turtles and now this little gtp so i think i've reached my limit for now. Plus my girl would kill me!!! :O

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Originally Posted by thefnshow66

I'm in San Jose CA. Not a whole lot of reptile places around here other than petco and petsmart. How many small pinkies do you think i could get in him/her before i should consider an upgrade to large pinkies?

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You're probably looking at 10 smalls before moving up in size. Once they are on mice with fur, they seem to "take off". The time between fuzzies and adults doesn't seem long to me....at least in my experience. I'll go over some of my feeding cards and post results. It may take me some time, but it should give you a better idea of a general timeline.

I've got my little bush master babies eating every 4 days. I've even got one that is doing better and has taken a very small rat pup for me. Shipping on rodents is pricey! Catch the manager at petco and see if you can get a discount on buying several pinkies at a time. It's always worth a try.

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Originally Posted by Brandon Osborne

You're probably looking at 10 smalls before moving up in size. Once they are on mice with fur, they seem to "take off". The time between fuzzies and adults doesn't seem long to me....at least in my experience. I'll go over some of my feeding cards and post results. It may take me some time, but it should give you a better idea of a general timeline.

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that would be very nice of you Brandon. i would appreciate that greatly.

Ok, first off let me apologize for taking so long to get this posted. I really have been meaning to get it done.

Here are feeding schedules for three separate animals from 2 clutches. The first two animals are from my Big Daddy and Big Momma, and the third is from Enigma and Silgrit.

Growth can depend on many things including genetics, locale, feeding, and sex. Notice all of these animals are feeding on large adult mice at less than one year old. In my opinion, key growth is obtained during the first year of age, and more importantly during the first 6-8 months. I now have 2.5 year olds that are in the 600-700 gram range. Once my animals are feeding regularly on adult mice, I feed once every 7-28 days depending on the animal and the sex of the animal.

Codes are as follows.

S=shed
P=live pink
FP=f/t pink
F=fuzzy
FF=f/t fuzzy
FH=f/t hopper
FW=f/t weanling/small mouse
M=f/t adult mouse

BO.06.02 hatched 5/23
6/1 S
6/3 FP
6/10 FP
6/22 FP
6/27 FP
7/12 FP
7/18 S
7/26 FP
7/30 FP
8/2 FP
8/6 FP
8/10 FP
8/15 FP
8/20 FP
8/26 FP
8/28 S
9/3 FF
9/9 FF
9/16 FF
9/21 FF
9/28 FF
10/4 FF
10/9 S
10/11 FF
10/16 FF
10/19 FF
10/29 FH
11/8 FH
11/12 FH
11/22 FH
11/24 S
12/5 FH
12/15 FH
12/23 FH
1/3 S
1/4 FW
1/9 FW
1/20 FW
1/24 FW
2/9 FW-S
2/15 FH X2
2/21 FH X2
3/2 M
3/20 S
3/21 M
3/27 M
4/17 M
4/24 M
5/5 S
5/8 M
5/21 M

BO.06.06 hatched 5/23
6/1 S
6/3 FP
7/15 P
7/30 FP
8/6 FP
8/10 FP
8/14 S
8/15 FP
8/20 FP
8/26 FP
9/3 FP
9/9 FF
9/16 FF-S
9/21 FF
9/28 FF
10/4 FF
10/11 FF
10/16 FF
10/18 S
10/19 FF
10/29 FH
11/7 FH
11/12 FH
11/16 FH
11/22 FH
11/24 S
11/28 FH
12/5 FH
12/15 FH
12/23 FH
1/3 S
1/4 FW
1/9 FW
1/20 FW
1/24 FW
1/31 FW
2/9 FW
2/10 S
2/15 FH X2
2/21 FH X2
3/2 M
3/11 S
3/13 M
3/21 M
3/27 M
4/2 M
4/14 S
4/17 M
4/23 M
5/2 M
5/17 M-S
5/21 M

BO.06.09 hatched 6/4
6/18 S
7/15 P
7/26FP
7/28 FP
7/30 FP
8/2 FP
8/6 FP
8/9 S
8/10 FP
8/15 FP
8/20 FP
8/26 FP
9/3 FP
9/9 FF
9/16 FF
9/20 S
9/21 FF
9/28 FF
10/4 FF
10/11 FF
10/16 FF
10/19 FF
10/29 FF
11/5 S
11/7 FF
11/12 FF
11/16 FF
11/22 FH
11/28 FH
12/5 FH
12/12 S
12/15 FH
12/23 FH
12/29 FH
1/4 FH
1/9 FW
1/28 S
1/31 FW
2/9 FW X2
2/15 FH X2
2/21 FH X2
3/2 M
3/10 S
3/13 M
3/21 M
3/27 M
4/2 M
4/18 S
4/23 M
5/2 M
5/8 M
5/17 M
5/21 M

This should give you a general idea of when to switch food sizes, although, I did not indicate when I jumped from small pinks to large pinks and so on. That is something you'll have to judge on your own depending on the animals you are feeding. I generally feed about 5 times on one size before slightly moving to the next size.....but as I said, it's something you'll have to be the judge of. I hope this helps.