How Big do Female Red Tails Usually Get?

[Alexandra V]

Oh, thank god. I was thinking if she got to be a good size that I would have to feed her rabbits! Rabbits are expensive little suckers! You would think that there are so many of them that they would be a bit cheaper.

So I can just feed her rats? Right now I have some rats that I bred that I plan on growing into jumbos for this snake. How many would I have to give her a week to satisfy her if she got to a pretty good size?

Thanks for the info, really helps!

Anytime, and when feeding multiple smaller prey items (i.e. when I'm finishing off a bag of f/t feeders before moving up a size or something) then I tend to go for the 10% - 15% of the snake's weight. So pick two (or however many) rats whose weights add up to about 10 or 15% of the snake's body weight and it should be fine and give them maybe every 10 or so days (but you could wait longer if you fed a little bit over the 10-15% in that feeding)