Vote for BP.Net for the 2013 Forum of the Year! Click here for more info.

» Site Navigation

» Home
 > FAQ

» Online Users: 1,086

1 members and 1,085 guests
Most users ever online was 47,180, 07-16-2025 at 05:30 PM.

» Today's Birthdays

None

» Stats

Members: 75,916
Threads: 249,118
Posts: 2,572,202
Top Poster: JLC (31,651)
Welcome to our newest member, Wilson1885
Results 1 to 10 of 10

Threaded View

  1. #5
    Telling it like it is! Stewart_Reptiles's Avatar
    Join Date
    09-28-2006
    Posts
    24,845
    Thanks
    6,116
    Thanked 20,812 Times in 9,584 Posts
    Blog Entries
    1
    Images: 6
    Now is 136 grams small for a year old? Yes but since he was only fed mice fuzzy every week or every other week it was basically being underfed fed. Out of the eggs they can take a hopper and quickly move to adults, fuzzies are not for BP.

    Now the only thing you can do is get him on the right track and as far as charts well there is no chart because every BP grow at a different rate, weight differs based on weight when hatching, how fast the animal is started, feeding frequency, prey size, skipped meal etc,so weight can very well vary from double to even triple between individuals of the same age.

    Weight is a number what matters is that the animal is healthy, looks good (well proportionate and not emaciated) and is fed adequately.

    For young animals hatchling and juvies feed a prey equal the animals girth size once or twice a week, as they get older and their metabolism slows down and an adult male will not require anything larger than a 75 grams rats and a female will not require anything larger than a 150 grams rats once a week.

    Feeding smaller preys will also allow those adult to feed with consistency.
    Deborah Stewart


  2. The Following 3 Users Say Thank You to Stewart_Reptiles For This Useful Post:

    das_nooblet (07-18-2015),gwentennyson (07-18-2015),SRMD (07-18-2015)

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •  
Powered by vBadvanced CMPS v4.2.1