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    Question Feeding

    My baby female BP was born on July 1st and her last meal was on the 23rd. I was told to feed her pinky rats, but all I can find is frozen pinky mice from LPS. I was also told I can feed her a mouse now. I'm in Norcross, GA. I'm not sure what to do...any info will be greatly appreciated.

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    Can you get larger rodents live? Pinkie mice are way too small.

    Most BP's can eat a hopper mouse right out of the egg. You're probably going to want to feed a hopper or a small adult mouse.
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    Re: Feeding

    You just need to feed her an appropriate sized meal for her size (10-15% of your snake's body weight every 4 days while she's growing up). There are many that prefer rats to mice, but if mice are all that's available to you at the moment, they're a perfectly good option. Here's a chart that will help you picture the size difference between mice and rats:
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    Re: Feeding

    Thanx for the info guys...

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    Re: Feeding

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    Can you get larger rodents live? Pinkie mice are way too small.

    Most BP's can eat a hopper mouse right out of the egg. You're probably going to want to feed a hopper or a small adult mouse.
    I can get frozenn fuzzies or lve mice; what do u suggest?

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    Re: Feeding

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    I can get frozenn fuzzies or lve mice; what do u suggest?
    If your little one was on live before being in your care, then I recommend sticking with live for 3 meals (without a refusal). This way, you can ensure that they're eating properly in your care and not worrying about your new one missing meals because of unfamiliar food. After the 3 straight meals is when I switch mine over to f/t.

    Edit: If they were on frozen before, then stick with f/t. It's all about consistency and being comfortable when you first bring a new little one home.
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    Re: Feeding

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    I can get frozenn fuzzies or lve mice; what do u suggest?
    fuzzies are really too small as well. I would get live mice and either carefully feed live or pre-kill the rodents.
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    Re: Feeding

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    fuzzies are really too small as well. I would get live mice and either carefully feed live or pre-kill the rodents.
    You're right. I was thinking the decision was between frozen rat fuzzies or live mice.
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    I agree as well with the live mouse. How big is the live mouse you can get?
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    I bought a live mouse and she tagged and downed it with no problem...just finished it. When should I put her back into her enclosure and is 24 hours enuff time to give her before I handle her?

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