Alright, you guys have me almost convinced!!

[Gio]

Thanks man. Really? He ate a small rat? I'm kind of worried about a small rat for this guy. Seems like it would be huge lol. maybe i'll try a weaned rat first and see how that looks in him and then adjust as needed. And i'm pretty stoked too. The picture of the snake on Vitals website doesn't look like my male. He is freakin gorgeous! Kris said he was going to pick a nice one for me as the white albino had the nose issue and stuff. He came through with flying colors on him. A thick orange line from his head to his tail. Looks like a racing stripe haha.

Yes, smalls and that is what Kris recommended. You will be amazed at the metabolism of these guys. Huge lump goes down over night and 2 days later its all but gone. I was skeptical about the size but a retic friend told me that was the right size as well. It sounds like your dude is a tab bit longer than mine. I think my boy is under 2 feet still. The lump of a small will be large but these aren't boas. They can take a larger meal like carpets, but digest much faster and because of that they need to eat more frequently.

That said, it is important not to overdo it. At this stage a meal that is big for them isn't going to have much influence on growth. I think I'll keep with smalls for a long while and then move up to medium sized rats and the quail equivalent. According to Kris and Cody, our males will eventually be maintenance fed large rats every 7-10 days or the quail equivalent.

I think staying within those parameters will set us up for lean and not overly large animals.




This is how thick Wallace is. I'm guessing you have a similar build on your guy.




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