Questions for the breeders

[Thesnakepitt]

I wanted to clarify why I was asking about feeding frequency. I feed my breeders and holdbacks every four days but with a potential of near 100 hatchlings feeding basically twice a week that's upwards of 800 rat pinkies a month! My thought is that on the animals I plan to sell I could slow down the feed schedule somewhat to help lessen the strain of producing that many pinkies. I know some maintenance feed balls every fourteen days and I wasn't thinking that slow but every 7-10 as opposed to every four. Now I know that doesn't sound like a huge difference but assuming we hold 20 back next year (which is probably high) that leaves 80 hatchlings. Now feeding 80 hatchlings every four days is roughly 640 pinks a month. Now slow those same 80 hatchlings down to every ten days and you're down to 240 pinks a month. Major difference!

A couple things to consider is naturally I would only slow down the feeding after they had accepted the first couple meals so I know they are feeding well and it would of course be handled on a snake by snake basis but that gives you a rough idea. I just wondered if anyone else did this.

Sup wild man !! I can tell you one thing. Those who maintence feed their babies, have them longer. People want to purchase FAT babies !!!! Yes, the ones you have longer you'll have more invested into, but they will be very healthy and you customers will be very happy.

I'm running 75-80 adult rats and have no problem feeding my hatchlings 50+ atm. with last years holdback and this years babies the only problem I have is getting rats to med size for the breeders.