Cant overfeed a BP. They self regulate lol. Yeah I read Kris' care sheet and stuff but the 4-5 feeding was for hatchlings. Wasn't sure if hatchling meant 6 month old too but judging by Caesar he seems to want food every 5 days. And he isn't really shy about asking for it lol. When he is hungry and the door slides open he does the peekaboo thing followed by just coming straight out and looking at you lol. And those pictures I posted of last night was him earlier in the I want food demand. later it turned into him doing what Phyllis does and wedging himself between the door and cage followed by windshield wiping the doors lol.
I guess each snake is different and also the growth spurt thing might have him more hungry but if he goes through anymore growth spurt, i'm going to be in trouble lol. He already has gone from about 3' when I got him to now about 4'. He's still skinny as a rail lol.
As for size, I'm fine if he gets 12' I guess. He is really mellow and as long as he stays like that, I should be fine. I mean Rosey, I don't even really notice her size but everyone else does lol. But she is a sweetie. At the vet, she didn't even hiss or even get pissy and that's with all the nurses wanting to see her and hold her and the vet doing her thing and even other patients parents wanting to see her. Only time she got on a mission was when the vet or nurse took her off me. Then she went into "must get back to dad" mode and wouldn't quit trying to get back to me. Once on me, she would let anyone pet her or check her out. The vet and nurses were actually pleasantly surprised how mellow she was.
Anyways, as for temps, he has a hot spot on the flexwatt of 92F and a cool side of 79F. He loves his hot side and usually curls up behind the hide or inside the hide.
Guess we'll see when the one year mark hits lol. If you read an article of "man in seattle eaten by snake", then maybe the 4 day feeding was a bad choice lol
Oh and yeah I read Cody's post of SD care. I like his feeding schedule of the 4 days until medium rats, then every 7 days. Then once they were up to rabbits, he dropped males down to every 2 weeks. So far it seems like that will be best for Caesar cause like I said, he is all relaxed and mellow until the 5th day. Then at night, he is all over i'm assuming looking for dinner and also watches any movement like a hawk lol. I love how they turn their head and look at you lol.
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