feeding question less than year old female bp

[dgrout1989]

Hey pretty snake!

Yeah you can definitely bump up the size so that you can decrease number of feedings per week.

Can you get rats? That will open up a whole new world of sizes for you.

Though if you can't you can also feed multiple items per feeding so that you are still only feeding once a week but she is still eating twice as much.

im sure my local pet store carrys them i will check the next time im there i still have a few mice left before i need to make a trip. ive heard that some people have a problem switching to rats is this true?

[dgrout1989]

So what size rat do you recommend my wife is picking up a scale would it be better to weigh her tonight then go from there.

[Mr. Misha]

So what size rat do you recommend my wife is picking up a scale would it be better to weigh her tonight then go from there.

Weigh her tonight and go from there. It's much more accurate to recommend what she should be eating by weight than anything else.

Most people use one of these suggestions: feed a meal that 10-15% of your snake's body weight or feed prey thats is the size of thickest part of your snake.

Here's a chart of approximately how much the mice and rats weigh. If you want to be more accurate, you can always weight the feeder mouse or rat:


Regarding the switch from mice to rats, in my experience most of them switch over pretty easily. You can always scent a rat with some mouse bedding to make an easier transition.

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[dgrout1989]

Thanks that helps alot I will weigh her tonight and get back with you all.

[dgrout1989]

Weigh her tonight and go from there. It's much more accurate to recommend what she should be eating by weight than anything else.

Most people use one of these suggestions: feed a meal that 10-15% of your snake's body weight or feed prey thats is the size of thickest part of your snake.

Here's a chart of approximately how much the mice and rats weigh. If you want to be more accurate, you can always weight the feeder mouse or rat:


Regarding the switch from mice to rats, in my experience most of them switch over pretty easily. You can always scent a rat with some mouse bedding to make an easier transition.

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So I weighed her and she's alot smaller than I thought only 180grams

[Mr. Misha]

So maybe you should try medium mice. Weigh the mouse before the feeding so you have an idea on the weight. Different stores also name their feeders differently so you'll have to experiment a bit.

If the medium is too small, then next week either try two mediums or move on to a large.

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