STILL hungry?!

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Hello everyone! I have 1300g male BP who seems to be a fat boy. I fed him a 100g medium rat last night. I realize that this may actually be a little less than 15% of his weight (which is the general rule for feeders), but I had plenty of medium rats left and wanted to rid of them before I use the large rats I recently transitioned him to. After feeding him his medium rat, I realized that he popped his head out of his hide again, along with his "strike" pose. Typically after eating, he goes into his hide never to be seen for the next 48 hours. I figured that maybe the scent of the rat remained in his enclosure, which may have caused him to go on the offense just in case there was another rat to be given. I decided to let him be and thought that he'll probably get over the scent by the next day.

24 hours later, his head is out again and whenever I wave my hand over the screen top of his cage he goes on his "strike" pose, as though he's getting ready for that rat. Does this mean he is STILL hungry and wants more?? Should I feed him another medium rat since the last rat may not have been enough for him?

Thanks for your patience everyone! I would really appreciate your comments on this one.

A 1300g male eating a 100g rat will be fine for a while. I personally wouldn't feed him again right now, but my males aren't even on the food rotation for me...they just get the semi-irregular uneaten meal. Even averaging less than a weaned rat (45g) a week they do fine.

The 15% general rule is only for hatchlings and smaller BP's. You definitely do not need to feed adult BPs 15% of their bodyweight.