Feeding question, please help!

[mere_dith]

So I fed my bp Dexter for the first time last Saturday night and he took only minutes to sniff it out, strike, and eat the f/t small mouse. I decided since he ate so well then that I would try again tonight, five days later, and see if he would eat two of the small mouse and he ate both of them in the same manner about five minutes apart. Since he's eating so well I'm wondering if it would be best to switch him to a bigger mouse or rat pup or just keep with the two small mice? I just don't want to over or under feed since he's still a growing baby. I'm ecstatic he's eating so well. Any input is greatly appreciated!

[Slim]

How much does Dexter weigh?

[mere_dith]

I actually haven't gotten a chance to weigh him yet since I've only had him for about two weeks. Any suggestions on good options for scales? Hes fairly young, maybe five to six hundred grams?

[Slim]

If he's that big, you should stop messing around with mice and start feeding him weaned rats...maybe even smalls in the 50-70 gram range.

You can get a good scale from a variety of places. I use this one:

http://www.reptilebasics.com/my-weigh-7001dx

But you can also get them at office supply places like Office Max and Staples.

[mere_dith]

He may be less than that but I'll definitely invest in a scale. Are the weaned rats the same as rat pups? I'm not too familiar with all of those yet. Thanks so much for all of your help!

[Tarzan152]

You'd be surprised what your little BP can handle. The general rule of thumb is to feed a rat/mouse no bigger than the fattest part of your snake. That should give you a good idea on how big to get the rat/mouse. Good luck..

[Slim]

Rat pup are smaller than weaned rats. Here's a good YouTube watch...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFB3Pa1SDhs

[Tragic Image]

If he's that big, you should stop messing around with mice and start feeding him weaned rats...maybe even smalls in the 50-70 gram range.

You can get a good scale from a variety of places. I use this one:

http://www.reptilebasics.com/my-weigh-7001dx

But you can also get them at office supply places like Office Max and Staples.

That 7001 is a great scale, it's what I use and comes with a tub to hold in your snake/mouse

[kylearmbar]

You can get a digital food scale from target or walmart for 20-25 bucks and that works just fine

[Jtupnsmoke]

I'm thinking he's not gonna weigh in at 600-700 grams, thats not close to a baby. Mine is only 380-400 and he is eating small rats, inthe 50-80g range. If he is 600-700 grams, then he's starving.