Quote Originally Posted by MarcsReptileShed View Post
The problem is i cant find rat pups that arnt sold in bulk online i dont need 50 rat pups they start to go bad after a while, and i dont have a huge freezer
I've been dealing with f/t for a long time and this is what I've found out. Anything without hair is good for about 6 months, as long as they're sealed good with minimal air(certain people sell their stuff vacuum sealed). I've had stuff with hair last up to a year. So a bag of rat pups will last you awhile, just make sure that you seal them really good and get as much air as you can out.

Quote Originally Posted by anatess View Post
It can also apply to juvies. Basically, it may apply until you get to medium rats. Then the bp can stay on medium rats all the way through adulthood. Sick or abnormal snakes of course have different requirements.

Different suppliers vary in weight ranges but rat fuzzies can go from 10g to 20g, rat pups from 20g to 30g. Mediums start out at 80g and can go up to 180g depending on supplier.

Now that I've been doing this for years, I can pretty much eyeball my rat stock and pick out which ones to feed. But when I was just starting out, I used a scale.

Of course, these are just guidelines especially for those just starting out. Each bp owner adjusts these according to their own particular situation.

To the OP: they also sell frozen rats in PetSmart.
It can, but it most likely doesn't unless that snake wasn't fed properly. 15% of 140 grams is like 21 grams. That snake should be on rat pups at that weight. With that in mind that 10-15% rule barely applies and it's more like a 15% rule in this case. Also pet smart f/t stuff is like $8.