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Re: this thread doesn't go here but, breeders know more.
 Originally Posted by mainbutter
The obvious "best case" solution here is to stop caving in to the snake's voiceless "demands", and start working hard to convert her to eventually feed on (preferably f/t) medium rats.
One of my snakes just went through a 9-month fast, since she only wanted to eat ASFs this year (which are illegal here, but I eventually found a bag of frozen). So it's nice to suggest tough love, but those BP temper tantrums can last a LONG time!! So I just try to meet their demands, since I don't breed my own prey... and it doesn't matter what I buy, once I'm at the pet store or on RodentPro.com.
To the OP, I would agree with Dr Del on not feeding so often... it's gotta be hard on their digestive system, unless it's a really small or high-metabolism snake (like a baby corn). I give my large mouse-only eaters 2-4 adults per feeding, and they're growing at a nice rate. If they only take 1-2 in that feeding, I might offer 5 days later instead, but otherwise I assume that filled them up. If you're really concerned, maybe you should try finding larger prey? My regular pet shop sells adults that are practically hopper-sized, but there's another (more expensive and less convenient) store with LARGE adults... so if I'm really motivated to give them a more filling meal, I'll try to get to that shop instead. Do you breed your own mice?
Last edited by Lolo76; 08-12-2010 at 05:35 AM.
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