Out of f/t hoppers

[PYMOM]

Our local Petco has been out of f/t hoppers for 2 days. We have a mom and pop petstore, but they close at 5:30PM and I couldnt make it in time...My BP eats on Sunday and its now Wednesday. I do have f/t pinkies, but they seem so little...should I try to feed him 2 right after the other?
I hate to get him off schedule.

[cinderbird]

he'll live without a meal for a few days. He could go an extra week and be just fine.

I occasionally skip a feeding just to keep my snakes lean and a bit hungry.

[PYMOM]

so I just wait? I hope Petco gets them in soon....Dont they have to feed their own snakes? When I asked them to check in the back, they told me that they dont have a freezer in the back.

[cinderbird]

so I just wait? I hope Petco gets them in soon....Dont they have to feed their own snakes? When I asked them to check in the back, they told me that they dont have a freezer in the back.

i believe petco feeds their ball pythons pinkies, a pratice that i don't agree with.

Depending on your location, you can see if you've got a local herp show coming up, or maybe a reptile specific store in your area, or another breeder who routinely orders frozen from one of the companies. going in on an order cuts down on the shipping costs.

[iCandiBallPythons]

how big/old is your bp?

[PYMOM]

we bought him from petco on 5-28-10....not sure on size. havent weighed him in awhile. he was eating pinkies when we brought him home...but with info from here i switched to hoppers.

[iCandiBallPythons]

Most bp's a few weeks out of the egg can handle avg. mice