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new adoption questions
I responded to an add that I have seriouslly been tracking for over a month now and decided to email the guy after finally persuading my hubby. We already have a baby BP plus 2 other snakes. I got a great deal on a 2 1/2-3 yr old girl. She's about 26-30" and I haven't gotten her weight just yet. When I picked her up he said she was ready to eat, he's been feeding live white rats. He feeds her every 2 weeks. I've had her since friday, should I go ahead and offer her some food? I wanted to give her at least a few days to settle in before we tried feeding and she does seem comfortable in her new home. should I keep her on the every 2 weeks schedule and when is it okay to try f/t rats? She has a pretty nasty 3" scar down at the end of her tail from someone leaving a rat in all night But still a lovely girl! thanks in advance!
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Re: new adoption questions
I would recommend waiting a full week before offering food again. You should feed it live mice once a week. I feed my female that is 1000g+ 2-4 mice at one sitting depending on how many she takes. After having successful feedings for 3 or 4 weeks I would then give it a go at switching to F/T. Keep in mind though that some snakes will not make the switch and you may need to offer this snake live mice the entire time you own it.
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Re: new adoption questions
k, I'll wait a few more days then...so I should scrap the rats and go for a couple of mice per feeding once a week instead of every 2 weeks?
I pretty much figured that she's probably been fed live since she was a baby, so feeding live is not a problem at all, but I may still attempt a f/t feeding, like you said, after a few successes,just to see. thanks for your response!
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Re: new adoption questions
Some snakes switch no problems, others don't. I would definitely wait a full week though, if you decide to present a F/T or a live doesn't matter. If she eats the F/T great, if she doesn't you know to feed live next week. However when I get a new animal I like to get them set up and consistent before I try to change any aspects of their prior care.
I thought you had said she was feeding on live mice my first time reading it. Now I see that it was rats, so I would stick with rats since its easier to feed one item instead of multiples. One rat as thick as the thickest part of your snake, once per week.
~*Rich
1.0 100% Het Albino
1.3 Normal
1.0 Spider
0.1 Mojave
1.0 Pastel 100% Het Goldfinger
0.1 Pastel 66% Het Goldfinger
0.1 Pastel PH Goldfinger

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Re: new adoption questions
I agree, one appropriately sized rat a week is a great schedule. Rats are preferred to mice because they have larger bones, making them higher in calcium.
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