moving up in the mice world

[mdfreak2]

when should i move my pastel bp he is about 7 months old so when should i move him up from weaned mice to the next size bigger he can swallow it fairly quick so just wondering if i should go up to the next size thanks.

[LotsaBalls]

My 4-5 month olds eat adult mice, sometimes two.

[MissDizzyBee]

Mine is on adult as well.

If you know his weight, just figure up 10-15% and use this chart: http://www.petforums.co.uk/snakes/19...es-charts.html

I use it all the time.

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[cstruthers]

Im feeding rat pups-weans easily by that size, full grown mice are only good until around 6 months old unless you just have an unusually small/slow growing BP.

[mdfreak2]

he was a little small when i got him a few weeks ago but im getting him fatter the guy was feeding him like baby mice or something so im just trying to get him up to weight so i will try a lg mouse or rat pup/weaned

[Simple Man]

I agree with what every person has said in this thread. The smallest I would feed is adult mice. I'm trying to get mine converted to smaller rats right now. Feeding bunches of mice at a time is time consuming, especially if you're feeding F/T.

Regards,

B

[mdfreak2]

no f/t for me that is a pain but i watch them closely to make sure they eat it quickly and not get bit or anything like that so i will start feeding him a large mice see how well that goes then move up to a weaned rat when time is right thanks every1

[Simple Man]

How many grams is your pastel? Mine that are 200-250 grams eat 2 or 3 mice each every 4 or 5 days. Your snake might readily accept several mice. My snakes are the same age as yours by the way.

Regards,

B

[mdfreak2]

well my garbage disposal (normal) ate 2 small-medium rats today and my pastel ate 2 little mice today also that was great to see that they can eat so well hopefully i will have my pastel up to size for this yrs breeding season i am so many plans with him dont know where to start.