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nearly a year, 332 grams, I'm not sure how long, she's not still enough to measure
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nearly a year, 332 grams, I'm not sure how long, she's not still enough to measure
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Re: Big snake
Originally Posted by dgring
nearly a year, 332 grams, I'm not sure how long, she's not still enough to measure
Length not so important.
She can be eating rat pups easily. Maybe weaned rats depending on size of the rats.
For her size, she should be getting 10% to 15% of her bodyweight at each meal. You can do the meals every 5 to 7 days. When she reaches around 500 grams you can cut back to 7 days.
As she gets older, the 10% to 15% rule won't apply anymore. Some people feed their adults small rats, some medium rats.
That's just a guideline. There isn't really one formula for success. Other people do things differently with great success as well.
You'll need to figure out what works for you and for her and make modifications as needed, but that should give you a relatively decent start.
Last edited by 200xth; 11-14-2013 at 02:05 PM.
It is okay to use pine bedding for snakes.
It is okay to feed live food to snakes.
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Re: Big snake
332g for a yearling that feeds on a,regular basis, hmm....thats on the quite small side. I have an 11 month old whos pushing 1300g, and a 4 month old whos just over 300g. Id bet she could take larger prey than small mice
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thanks loads, she's a lovely girl
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wow, so mine is very small?
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I have just released, she is probe more than a year
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i sometimes feed her every 2 weeks if she leaves the food, is that bad?
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Yours sounds pretty small. Bump her hup to rats and she will hopefully start getting some size on her.
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Re: Big snake
Originally Posted by dgring
thanks loads, she's a lovely girl
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wow, so mine is very small?
She is on the smaller side for her age.
You start getting some rats into her on a regular basis and she'll grow quickly.
Last edited by 200xth; 11-14-2013 at 02:21 PM.
It is okay to use pine bedding for snakes.
It is okay to feed live food to snakes.
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Re: Big snake
^This chart is approximate but, your BP should eat about 10-15% of it's body weight.
Temp's definitely can affect metabolism and therefore feeding. Even individual temperment can have an effect, those of us with multiple snakes of the same species can all likely relate how some are just better feeders in identical set-ups or how some small changes seem to help our snakes with a poorer feed response feel more comfortable and eat more regularly.
If you post pics of your set up I am sure you will get a ton of suggestions you can try to see what works best in your situation.
Last edited by Raven01; 11-14-2013 at 02:39 PM.
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