When should I change the amount and size of meals ???

[AngelOfDeath]

My 6-9 month old BP (Loki) is a little over a foot and 1/2 I have had him for a week now....... he has ate twice since I have had him both meals were mice of average size when should I look to increase the size of his meals? The most recent meal was today........ and the mouse didnt seem that filling to him as he ate him quickly and was still in search mode for other mice for a while......any advice would be great

[AngelOfDeath]

I plan to feed him every 5 to 6 days basically the same amount of time between feedings as the place i got him had been doing .........

[sk8er4life]

mine does that 2 i fed it friday and it acts like i still goin 2 feed it again. So im goin to start feeding her in a seperate place because ever time i put my hand in the tank she comes out of her hide and does the little striking position(just got it last sat)

[AngelOfDeath]

that is a good idea i feed Loki in a rubbermaid container I call the "Temple Of Doom" what does your BP eat now hoppers or full size mice

[AngelOfDeath]

I am thinking about Rat pups but I am worried that he is not ready yet

[led4urhead]

How big of a lump did the mouse leave in him? A typical meal ranges from just smaller than to just a small bit bigger than the widest part of the snake. Typically you would want to feed every 6-7 days one good sized meal. Are you feeding live?

[sk8er4life]

lol... my bp eats adult mouse and shes 19 inches long- yea i wanna switchit over to rats now so i dont have to deal w/the long switchin process when its to big for adult mice

[AngelOfDeath]

Right now I am trying to get him to eat Pre-killed the store where i got him had been feeding him live ....... the lump it left was only visible for a couple hours ...... right now while looking at him in his log hide he does not have a noticable lump where the mouse is....... the mouse was full sized and he has grown rapidly according to the store before i got him

[led4urhead]

Well then .. if you go pick your rodents out yourself, i would get one correctly sized for your little guy and feed him once a week. I would also try to feed pre-killed. You might have to do the rodent dance to get your snakes attention, just make sure you use some tongs

[AngelOfDeath]

Okay thanx 4 the advice I will try and pick out larger mice for Loki ........lol the rodent dance ....... hopefully that will work