How many mice should I feed my mouser ?

[speedycat222]

My 2000 gram adult female will eat mice like candy and from time to time take a rat, my plan is to feed her mice every 5-7 days and throw a rat in about once every 4-6 weeks. Based on this schedule about how many adult mice should I feed her per sitting ? Roughly 25-40gram mice.

[Eric Alan]

My females in that size range take one medium rat each week (90-179 grams). You can do the math and divide out an approximately equivalent amount of mice for your girl.

[speedycat222]

I'm not wondering about gram weight of her meals, I'm wondering how many prey items I can safely give her without her regurging.

[ajmreptiles]

I think I remember reading they can take 1 mouse per foot length of the snake

[speedycat222]

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[calmolly1]

Before I got her to switch Prec who was 350g at the time was eating 2 large a week. This seemed enough and she gained steadily, although once she accepted weanling rats her growth really took off.


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[Eric Alan]

I'm not wondering about gram weight of her meals, I'm wondering how many prey items I can safely give her without her regurging.

You're asking two different things.

"How many prey items:"

• 179 / 40 = 4.475 (4x 40g mice)
• 179 / 25 = 7.16 (7x 25g mice)
• 90 / 40 = 2.25 (2x 40g mice)
• 90 / 25 = 3.6 (3x 25g mice)
• Average = 4.1 (4x 25-40g mice)

"...I can safely give her without her regurging.":

• Is largely dependent on the specific animal and other external factors.

You didn't say anything about regurgitation in your first post. That's why I gave you the advice that I did.

[Darkbird]

I have a girl who will take 3-5 asf's dependant on how big they are, and those run larger than mice. Had one a long time ago that would down 5 mice at a time given the chance. So all I can say is if all housing conditions are ok, keep offering untill it refuses.

[PitOnTheProwl]

I have a male 1500g pastel that would only eat mice up until a couple months ago.
His best was 11 mice but usually he would pop 5 or 6 a week when I had that many.
Now he does 2 small rats a week.