Question for the seasoned Morelia folks around here: about how long did your young carpets stay on small prey items, ie. hopper mice and rat pinks?
I'm asking because I've finally decided to splurge on some non-rodent prey items and am playing economics as I order snake food for the rest of the year. In particular, I'm deciding whether or not to order a bag of 40 8-12 g Reptilinks (roughly the size of a hopper mouse/rat pink) or 24 16-20 g links (roughly the size of a small mouse/fuzzy rat) to go with the 20 hopper mice and 25 similarly-sized baby quail I have/will have on hand.
In other words, would it be wiser to order smaller prey items for now, or larger prey items for later this year?
Some tidbits for those of you know the snake(s) this concerns: Pandora the Papuan is currently ~55g and ~2'3" long at 8 months old. Kuzco the longicauda boa will be partaking in the same prey items as her given his present size and growth rate (he's ~120g and 2'3" at 20 months old).
Thanks in advance! Do feel free to share any other advice you have for feeding young carpets if you're so inclined.
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