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Thread: Feeding help

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    Feeding help

    Hi everyone,

    I've been here for a few weeks, and have been learning from you all, thank you all so much. It really has been eye opening.

    My BP Jake was given to me recently, about a month ago. The previous owners fed him a live mouse every two weeks. He is 4 years old.

    I really can't tell if I should bump up his food or change what he eats. I don't know exactly how to weigh him, but it seems that other 4 year olds are already on mice.

    Should I change to every week? Give him rats instead? How should I go about weighing him?

    I've heard that if you can see a bulge in their stomach after feeding then they are full. I always see a bulge in his stomach, but I really just want to make sure.


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    Re: Feeding help

    *seems other 4 year olds are on rats. My bad


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    Re: Feeding help

    you need to get a scale to weigh him; weight is a great indicator of a snake's overall health.

    once you know weight, follow this chart below:
    Last edited by tttaylorrr; 09-09-2017 at 01:22 AM.
    4.4 ball python
    1.0 Albino 0.1 Coral Glow 0.1 Super Cinnamon paradox 1.0 Piebald 0.1 Pastel Enchi Leopard het Piebald 1.0 Coral Glow het Piebald

    1.0 corn snake
    1.0 Hypo

    1.0 crested gecko
    0.1 ????

    0.1 cat
    0.1 Maine Coon mix

    0.1 human ✌︎

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    Re: Feeding help

    Quote Originally Posted by tttaylorrr View Post
    you need to get a scale to weigh him; weight is a great indicator of a snake's overall health.

    once you know weight, follow this chart below:
    Thank you. What scale should I buy for him?


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    Re: Feeding help

    Quote Originally Posted by ebbanflo View Post
    Thank you. What scale should I buy for him?


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    this is the scale i have
    4.4 ball python
    1.0 Albino 0.1 Coral Glow 0.1 Super Cinnamon paradox 1.0 Piebald 0.1 Pastel Enchi Leopard het Piebald 1.0 Coral Glow het Piebald

    1.0 corn snake
    1.0 Hypo

    1.0 crested gecko
    0.1 ????

    0.1 cat
    0.1 Maine Coon mix

    0.1 human ✌︎

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