What size rats for juvi Sumatran Short Tail?
I recently bought my SSTP some rat pups and weaned rats (all FT), and have been offering her 1 pup every 5 days. The ones she's received this month have been 16-20g. She hatched in November and her last weigh in this weekend has her at 142grams, right after a poop too.
Does her weight seem low for her age? The weaned rats are 30-50g, according to the feeder breeder, but I wonder if even the smaller of these may be too much for her. I've seen people say that young pythons should reach at least 1000g by a year old, but she seems tiny for her age and I am worried about stunting her growth.
Also, is it better to feed smaller but more frequent meals than it is larger, infrequent ones since she is young? I try to go by the 15% rule of bodyweight, but her last two meals are more like 13% (yes, I know I'm anal about it, I weigh both my snakes' dinners lol).
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