Ok now I'm confused! You say hoppers for hatchlings? The advice I have gotten on here for my 3 month old was she should be eating a hopper every 5 days or so( she is approx 16 or 17 inches long and she weighs 88 grms, but was only 60 grms when I got her a month ago and at that time was being fed a pinkie every 2 weeks which I knew was wrong when I got her) was she should be eating a hopper every 5 days or so. Are you saying she should be on small mice by now? I can't see her getting one down. She takes a bit to get the hopper down now.Originally Posted by Deborah
How much does she weight?
Reason I ask is that fuzzy rats and hopper mice are generally used to start hatchlings who quickly move to bigger preys in a matter of weeks.
Fuzzy mice and pinky rats are way too small.
You should feed something equal to her girth size (widest part of your BP's body) every 5 to 7 days as they grow and than every 7 days.
Also if rats are what you want to feed I would suggest to stick to them and no longer offer mice.
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