Quote Originally Posted by Naom9Anne View Post
Trust me, I only got my first BP on the 5th October and I have learnt so much about them in a short space of time. We are here when you have questions and trust me, I use this forum any time I need help and advice My bumblebee was only 77g when I got him and I think he is the same age as my albino so your BP's weight is nothing to worry about!


I concur with trying to get onto rats if you can, they have a higher fat percentage and it can be easier to feed one item rather than multiple when they age you have time to switch: example; My bumblebee had been eating rat pinks, I fed him a small mouse on his first feed due to a defrost disaster and then on his second feed with me he was back onto rats with no problem whatsoever.


You will get used to your new BP very soon and anything you don't understand, ask. We all start out as newbies (I'm still very much a newbie!) and we all have to learn.


Your BP looks healthy and is a gorgeous BP!


I feed mine at that weight every 5 days, sometimes roaming around can be a sign of hunger but mine don't tend to roam on a 5 day schedule apart from at night in between feeds which is normal.

I figure it's better to try to switch to rats because I am not wanting to feed 5+ mice when he gets big >.< I live in Canada so the cost of mice at my local pet store is expensive! But I figured I just wanna get the weight on him at the moment so I'm just happy he ate Thank you so much for the help! I'm going to start feeding him on a 5 day schedule from now on. He hasn't really moved from his hide except once when I saw him get a drink of water haha.


Quote Originally Posted by NH93 View Post
Don't stress too much you're doing fine. Personally I would stick with rats and not do the mice, just incase he decides he only wants mice... in which case, they do not have as much fat in them and whatnot. If you can find f/t (or live, depending how you feed) rat fuzzies I'd start with those. That is what I feed mine, although he could go up to pups anytime - I'm just emptying out my stock. Mine was 116g when I got him, 3 months old, eating rat fuzzies.


He's gorgeous, by the way (yours)!! Best of luck.

Unfortunately he does only want mice! I contacted the breeder who told me that he only fed on mice. Maybe I will try again with rats in a couple months Thank you!