Food?

[ispitroseas]

My baby is now nearly two feet! However I'm wondering if I should up the food
Right now she gets two fuzzies
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Should I move up to a Hopper or rat fuzzy?

[nick654377]

take a picture of the snake with a highlighter next to it for comparison. I know i have one now that is only a few months old she is only 90 grams. A hopper mouse leaves no lump in her and she is already moving on to small mice. I like to feed to where i see a small lump. I buy rats in bulk from a local breeder. I will buy 10 rats per snake at a time. When those 10 rats are gone it is usually time to up the prey size. I ill do about 10% body weight for a reference If the snake is 90 grams i will feed a 9gram mouse. that usually leaves a small lump and then when those 10 mice are gone i will re weigh and they usually are up a few grams over what they are eating. for example when i start feeding my boa (90 grams) a 9 gram mouse i will buy 10. by the time those 10 are gone the boa generally an extamate will be about 110-130 grams. then i will step up to a 13g mouse for 10 feedings. by the time they are done with those 10 they are usually 150 grams. so i start off larger at the begging of the feedings 10% and by the time they are done with those 10 feeders they are usually eating 6-8% body weight.


so to answer your question. yes you probably should move up a little in feedings. I personally do not like feeding two prey items unless i am over stocked.

[ispitroseas]

Thanks. I'll snap a photo for sure

[ispitroseas]

Photo


Time to move up?

[nick654377]

I would feed an adult mouse. if that highlighter is as thick as it looks. about an inch thick?

[ispitroseas]

I would feed an adult mouse. if that highlighter is as thick as it looks. about an inch thick?

Oh really? The highlighter is about an inch wide and flat. I gave her a hopper recently and no regurge or other issues
I just think an adult mouse sounds so big! She isn't very old, only a few months.

[Rickys_Reptiles]

Blink and she'll be double the size. They grow so quick at that age!

[ispitroseas]

Blink and she'll be double the size. They grow so quick at that age!

I bet. When I first got her she was the smallest. Now she's competing with my yearling corn; just under two feet.
Should I give her adults?
I don't want my baby to not get the nutrition she needs!

[Tigerhawk]

Yes she will grow fast. You should be fine feeding an adult mouse. She is almost getting that with the two hoppers you are feeding her.

[ispitroseas]

Awesome. I'm sure she'll love the menu change