how much do i feed a baby

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i would like to know how many rat fuzzies i should be feeding my baby boa, i just watched a video where one was being feed 4 mouse pinkies so im confused a little as to how much they should eat

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i just wanna add that i got her instead of a burmese because i wanted a big snake so il feed her as much as i need to without going over board and causing problems. also rats or mice better for a boa?

[Nimitz87]

over feeding will substantially shorten life...what do you mean feed it 4 pinkies at a time?

10% of body weight

newborn to 3 months some people feed pinkies every 4-5 days or rat pups every 7 days

Chad

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i dont want to over feed, thats why im asking but i saw a youtube video of someone doing time laps as there baby boa ate all 4 pinkies in one feeding. seemed like a retarded amount to me. i fed her a very small rat fuzzie the other day, i think she has only eaten once before i fed her.

[MikeV]

I feed 15% of body weight each feeding. Some will do 10 some will do 15, but its all personal prefference and doing 15% is just as harmless as feeding 10%

You could also just go off the bulge the prey leaves in the snake. A noticeable buldge is fine but nothing too extreme

I also feed every 7 days. When boas get to 1 year of age I have been told to switch to once every 2 weeks.

Hope this helped

[jbean7916]

I have a little guy about that size that i'm feeding adult mice weekly.

[alexOATH]

I feed my guys 1 rat fuzzy or adult mouse every 5 days, once they bulk up a little more I'll cut down to one every 7 days and gradually increase size as needed for the snake.

[Johnny V]

mine is very mean but i feed him 2 pinkyz about twice a week

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there was no bulge at all after feeding, it was like if i were to swallow a skittle, no one would be able to tell. that mean i should up the prey size a bit? maybe feed her a sibling of the fuzzie i fed her saturday night since its had a week to grow a bit?