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    Re: Care of a formerly neglected BP

    Quote Originally Posted by gsarchie View Post
    OP stated that he has already had something like 5 meals and want to make sure that they aren't feeding him too often, which would seem to be every 5 days at the moment. He is currently eating F/T medium rats.

    I've heard of people not reading entire threads before posting but not even reading the whole post in question before giving advice? I think that's a new one. LOL Sorry, I had to say it.
    I have never seen kitedemon give poor advice, so I think the snarkiness is a bit unnecessary.

    To the OP - I know you described the rats as "medium", but do you know their actual size (aka weight)? It's already been mentioned, but you should get a digital kitchen scale and weight both him and his rats. Most adult males do not need anything larger than one small rat per week (by small, I mean 50-80g). This is most likely smaller than the 10-15% "rule" that people like to throw out there, but that only really applies to growing hatchlings/juveniles. Just keep him on a weekly schedule and he will gain weight appropriately. If you feed him too much, he will excrete the nutrients instead of using them, and you will basically be wasting food.
    Last edited by Annarose15; 07-06-2012 at 02:03 PM.
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