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BP hatching feedings
Why are BP hatchlings started on live mice and then changed over to f/t rats? Is there any benefit other than ease for the owner?
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Re: BP hatching feedings
Some BP hatchlings won't eat anything.
We feed them whatever they will eat and then worry about switching later.
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I prefer to start on live mice because it allows me to get 98% of my hatchling eating their first meal first time offered with live rats that percentage is lower.
After 3 meals at switch to rats, as for F/T more often than not it's on request for people with payment plan (usually take several weeks to completely switch an animal), and I might switch some here and there to help with sells.
In general I feed live obviously with 100 to 200 hatchlings to feed it makes it a lot easier for me.
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Re: BP hatching feedings
Hopper mice are best for hatchlings, live ones. Live seems to stimulate feeding response
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Re: BP hatching feedings
Originally Posted by Ratz700
Hopper mice are best for hatchlings, live ones. Live seems to stimulate feeding response
Hopper? Like pinkies?
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Re: BP hatching feedings
Originally Posted by MR Snakes
Hopper? Like pinkies?
Hoppers are a few steps up from pinkies
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Re: BP hatching feedings
Originally Posted by craigafrechette
Hoppers are a few steps up from pinkies
Where would one find a list of mouse size/terms?
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Re: BP hatching feedings
Originally Posted by MR Snakes
Where would one find a list of mouse size/terms?
https://ball-pythons.net/forums/show...=1#post2493722
As for the rest not used with BP but with colubrids
Pinky Mouse 1 to 4 days old 1 to 3 grams
Fuzzy Mouse 5 to 13 days old 3 to 7 grams
Pink Rat 1 to 4 days old 5 to 12 grams
Last edited by Stewart_Reptiles; 12-11-2018 at 12:51 PM.
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Re: BP hatching feedings
Originally Posted by Deborah
Thanks Deborah!
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