Feeding a two year old

[Anakalia6]

I have been feeding my two year old Rajah 1 adult mouse every 7 to 9 days for the last 8 months. He is about 3 feet long. I know you are supposed to go by weight but I havent weighed him. Is this too much? Too little? Too often? Not often enough? He has been doing great, no issues, but he is growing and I dont want to under or over feed him. Any ideas? I have heard to feed less food more often and I have also heard to feed more food less often. Like a rat every few weeks. That didnt sound right but I want to know for sure. Thanks for your help guys!!!!

[Anya]

....lots of cheese sticks, juice boxes, and peanut butter sandwiches.


Wait...oooh, he's a snake.




I recommend making the switch to rats. When he's full grown he'll need a small to medium rat every week or so. It's pretty impossible to tell you what he needs without a weight, but I usually feed once a week, as a general rule. You can feed less often, though.

[jasonmcgilvrey83]

A pix would help to base what size he should have.

[cory9oh4]

He should be goon on smaller small rats now. Surprisingly they will take larger prey items than you think.

[alykoz]

....lots of cheese sticks, juice boxes, and peanut butter sandwiches.


Wait...oooh, he's a snake.




I recommend making the switch to rats. When he's full grown he'll need a small to medium rat every week or so. It's pretty impossible to tell you what he needs without a weight, but I usually feed once a week, as a general rule. You can feed less often, though.

are scales expensive? and when are you able to feed them less often ?

[cory9oh4]

Scales aren't badly priced at all. You can find some in the kitchen section of walmart or order one off ebay.

[Ronin]

If your guy is about two years old I would think he should be eating small rats once a week. Adult mice I think are a bit too small for that, but without seeing a pic or a weight who knows.

[Southern_Breeder]

Yup, you def want to switch him over to rats.

[danojeno]

Small rats once a week to 10 days and get a digital food scale. You will be amazed when the snake starts eating larger meals. My year old has been eating small rats since February.