Sorry if this should be in the Feeders forum. I posted it here cuz it's mainly me trying to get an idea of whether or not my bp can take a medium rat yet.
Anyhoo...I recently bought a 6 month supply of "small rats" from canadianfeeders.com and wasn't too impressed. The rats I received were small dinky things. I think small rats are usually 60-80 grams or so, and these things are all around 30-40 grams...the biggest one being a whole 55 grams. So needless to say, that 6 month supply has turned into a 3 month supply(gotta do 2 rats a feeding) Anyway, I'm looking to get some more frozen rats from another source, but I was wondering if my bp is large enough to handle medium rats now. She's gotten pretty big over the last few months, averaging 3-4 inches a month in length, and as for girth she's 5 1/2-6 inches in circumference. Not sure on her weight, as I only have an old 500 gram scale, and she's too heavy for that thing(including the 120 gram rubbermaid dish I put her in for it...its well over 500 grams when I weigh her with it), but I'm estimating around 500 grams atleast. She's also 32 inches as of last week.
So anyway, I was on rodentpro.com looking at the rats to try and figure out if my bp could take a medium rat. They give the measurements and weight and all, but their comparison isn't exactly working for me, lol. They use american money, and I only have canadian money to compare with. I think our bills are different sizes compared to american, so yeah.
Anyway I guess my question is....can anyone post their opinions on whether or not they think a 10 month old bp thats 32 inch long, 5 1/2-6 inches around, and around 500+ grams can take a medium rat? I'm planning on ordering a few to try, but figured why waste money if it's something my bp can't handle yet. Even proper sized small rats seem small to her(when I got the odd one from pet shops).
Thanks, and sorry for my usual rambling. I'm sure people dread when I post threads.![]()