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    feeding

    ok i want to know is there a specific rule of thumb for prey size and number thereof mine is sort of one mouse to every foot of the snakes length so mine gets two mice every 9 days is that too much or does it matter

    also my second snake a smaller bp has been eating well but this week he would not eat so i waited and tried again the next day after two days he finally ate is there any reason they might wait like that
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    Re: feeding

    A rule of thumb with bp's/prey size, would be.... the prey item should be about the same size around as the girth of the biggest part of the snake.... I hope that makes sense. Once every seven days.

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    Re: feeding

    is there any rule for quantity of prey i knew of the size rule but thank you for putting it in there
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    Re: feeding

    Only one of that size. If they are half that size, then 2.
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    Re: feeding

    k thanx
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    Re: feeding

    I've also heard that the prey should be 1/10 the BPs weight.

    HTH

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