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    Re: Is my BP underweight?

    Quote Originally Posted by abrunsen View Post
    Wow, thanks everyone! I bought her/him from PETCO and they suggested pinkies so I'm guessing she has been underfed for quite some time. I just moved her up to hoppers about 2 weeks ago and I just bought a 3 pack of them. I have 2 remaining. Should I just feed her both of the remaining hoppers next time I feed her? Not to question all of you guys, but are you positive I should feed her adult mice already? The hoppers leave a decent size lump in her body when she is done eating. I just don't want her to start refusing because she is too small. I can post a vid of her eating if that would help with size comparison?
    PETCO does under feed their snakes. Pinkies are too small for even hatchling BPs. Snakes can easily eat up to 1.5X their width. When I get a BP that is under 100g I feed hopper mice every 3 days until they reach 100g then they get a rat pup once every 5-7days. At 130g she can handle a rat pup or adult mouse. It may seem huge but they can take it.
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