Quote Originally Posted by snakesRkewl View Post
I feed 30 gram rats to 2000 gram snakes quite often and they grow very well.
Eating every 4th day or so should give you 7-8 meals a month totaling 200+ grams a month intake and 50-70 grams a month weight gain.
I try for 75 - 100 grams a month weight gain but of course not all females co-operate.
In my experience big meals tend to throw them off feed or slow them down.
That is kind of what I am seeing. Bigger meals seem to turn my bps away from F/T and one is even being picky about the size of live rats now. A few weeks ago I fed my 800g spider an 80 gram rat. She took it and ate it no problem. The next feeding she took a 50 gram rat but did not eat it. The next week she refused all together. The next week she took a 50 gram rat no problem. I have had similar experience with others. I think it takes longer to digest bigger lumps of food and maybe makes them feel bad or something. Seems though if I feed the same 800 gram snake two 40 gram rats she is ready to eat again in 5 days. This is not such a bad thing because once rats get to be about 50 or 60 grams they slow down big time growth wise, not to mention they get stronger and are harder to kill with out a fight.