Should I feed her every 5 days or every 7?

[SnakeLuvnGirl]

I've been doing some reading on how often to feed BP's and I'm a bit confused. My BP Nala is 8 months old and as of this morning weighs 398 grams. I know from what I've been reading that they grow at different rates, but I was wondering if this is about normal for her age? I've been feeding her every seven days, but I was wondering if I should feed every five instead? She's eating weaned rats that average about 35 grams in weight. I got her in April and she weighed 167 grams then, so she's growing steadily. Should I stick to weekly feedings, or feed every 5 days? I don't want to overfeed her, but I don't want to underfeed her either, as she's young and growing. Any help would be appreciated!

[Daybreaker]

I feed my smaller ones every 5 days, but IMO if you don't have any plans on breeding her in the near future 7 days is just fine.

[Andybill]

I feed my smaller ones every 5 days, but IMO if you don't have any plans on breeding her in the near future 7 days is just fine.

I agree.... But I think she is still just a wee bit underweight for being 8 months old, but then again I had one that was 350g at 16 months but she is now 900g at 2 years old (still a bit small for her age) so . . . it really does differ from snake to snake and it depends on feeding routine and purposes... I think you could bump the meal size up to about 50g....

[Annarose15]

x2 She's on the border where weaned rats are a little on the small side, but the larger end of the "small" range is too big. I would have been feeding her every 5 days up until ~500g, but she's so close now that there doesn't seem to be much sense in bumping her frequency up just to drop back down in a month.

[MrLang]

I feed every 5 - 7. They all start poking their noses out of their hides when they're ready. When at least 3/5 are sniffing around, they get fed

[SnakeLuvnGirl]

Thanks for the replies! She's popping her head out of her warm side hide every time I walk by--so I'm guessing she's hungry again.?

[AK907]

I agree.... But I think she is still just a wee bit underweight for being 8 months old

I think you could bump the meal size up to about 50g....

I agree. I have an 8 month old female pastel that is just under 800 grams and most of our females hit at least 1,000g by their first birthdays. I think you should bump up her prey size a bit or at least feed on a 4/5 day schedule if you're going to be feeding smaller than normal meals.

[SnakeLuvnGirl]

Thank you! I think I'm going to feed her every 5 days for now until I use up my bag of weaned rats--then I'll order a bag of smalls. Thanks so much for the advice!! You guys rock!!

[AK907]

Thank you! I think I'm going to feed her every 5 days for now until I use up my bag of weaned rats--then I'll order a bag of smalls. Thanks so much for the advice!! You guys rock!!

Good deal. No need to waste them.

[AEnimaDrummer98]

I feed my snakes every 10 days. Thought?

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