Advice needed on underweight BP
Hi Everyone,
I'm not sure how old my BP is, as I got him from a pet store. Basically, he (not sure what the sex is actually) has been underweight since I got him. They were feeding him pinkies at the pet store when he was big enough to be taking full grown mice. I purchased him in July and once he got the right size f/t mouse he was eating every 5 days for a while, then every 7 days. He was gaining weight pretty well and starting to look nice and round, but ever since November he hasn't been eating weekly (more like every 14 days) and hes starting to look skinnier again. I've tried offering a second mouse after he is finished swallowing the first but he wont take it.
Like I said, I don't know the age, but he is 364grams and approx 25inches in length. Does this seem under weight?
Does anyone have any tips or anything I can do to get him up to a healthy weight? I read that if he starts to feed on one f/t mouse to try and introduce the head into their mouth and have them continue swallowing. Is this ok to do? Any advice would be awesome as this is my first BP.
Thanks so much!
PS...I know, a pet store pickup...not a good move. But its my first, and I was going to wait until a show came around but I saw this guy and couldnt help it, I got really excited!
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