Can my 400 gram male take a small rat ?

[speedycat222]

His normal feeding routine was two pups every 5-7 days, now that he's getting bigger I tried to replace one of the pups with a weaned rat, so 1 weaned + one pup, but he wouldn't eat the pup.


My rodent weights are as follows : weanlings 32-35 pups 23-28 smalls 50-60.

I know I'm supposed to feed around 15-20% of his body weight, but how should I get that food into him ? multiple pups, one small rat, a weaned and a fuzzy or something ?

Thanks!

[bcr229]

I would just feed one weanling, 10-15% of his body weight every week is fine at that size. Once he gets up to 500 grams a small rat weekly will work.

[rlditmars]

I agree with bcr229. A weanling every 5 days should suffice for now. In fact I usually don't bump up to a small until they are pushing a weight in the upper 600 gram range.

[speedycat222]

I would just feed one weanling, 10-15% of his body weight every week is fine at that size. Once he gets up to 500 grams a small rat weekly will work.

He is actually around 480, I just got a good recent weight on him. I'm going to go ahead and feed him a weanling and maybe an extra fuzzy if he wants it on a 5 day schedule, and I'll switch him to smalls at around 600-650. Thanks !

[AlexisFitzy]

He is actually around 480, I just got a good recent weight on him. I'm going to go ahead and feed him a weanling and maybe an extra fuzzy if he wants it on a 5 day schedule, and I'll switch him to smalls at around 600-650. Thanks !

That should be perfect I have a male that's at 500g and I still give him weaned rats because he is very long but doesn't have much girth so a small rat would leave quite a lump in his belly. So once he starts to bulk up a bit he will get moved up to small rats too.


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[Montypython696]

I normally start feeding my guys smaller rats around the 450-500 gram range. They seem to all do pretty good with that, and then slowly start moving them up to larger prey as they get into the 600's.

[Kamerick]

I didnt give mine small rats until 650 grams. Until then, I gave him 2 rat pups (nobody nearby had weanlings) until then.

[speedycat222]

Same deal with this boy, not terribly thin, but I can kind of see his spine. The only time he's ever denied a rat is when I offered him a pup after he already had a weanling, so I'm not surprised he's 480 already.

[Reptile Frenzy]

I feed mine a rat that is the girth of the body. I have a 360 gram GHI male eating smalls right now no problem. Once he hits about 600 its on to mediums.

[Nick_bp]

I feed my spider who is 480g a small rat around 60g every 5 days. Monster Eater lol.