Quote Originally Posted by cmack91 View Post
I have two bp's right now. One adult male who is over seven years old, and one juvie female who is a year old this month. The female used to be fed about fifteen percent of her body weight once a week. She gained steady weight for a good five months. After she stopped gaining so much weight so I bumped her to every five days and she is doing perfectly fine.

The male on the other hand used to be fed fifteen percent every seven days, but now is fed ten percent every ten days, and is still steadily gaining the same amount of weight as he was on the heavier diet.

Both snakes are perfectly healthy, shed regularly, and not stressed. Temps fluctate from 87-93 on the hot spot and 76-82 ambient. Humudity is usually 60-70%.

Are my snakes being poorly cared for?
I'll fire back with the same fervor. You said he's seven years, but didn't specify weight. For all I know, he's 3000g or greater and is a bit fatter than his length allowed. Then, he should be on a 10 day. However, if he's not into or well over then I see no need for the 10 day.

In that case and based on information given, yes by what I do and the standards I hold you're not giving the best care possible. Should I fault you for that? The behavior and expectations I've seen in places, yes. You shouldn't be in this hobby and try to save a couple bucks. Do I fault you for it? No, I have different ways of doing things and would do differently than you.

The female you mention probably shouldn't be on a five day at a year old. By my ways, she would have been on roughly 17-20% for give days till about 500 grams, then the same percent every 7 after that.

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