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[mihwaron]

Yes,

Really nice looking animal.

You can still control a mainland animal's size to some extent. I would feed conservatively but properly if that makes sense.

yes right. I'd like to taste biweekly basis feeding plan if valid but he seems so small baby for me. not sure I can do that ;(


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[mihwaron]

Yeah don't feed them all they want to eat. I've been feeding Caesar all he wants to eat and he's at least as long as his T10 cage and he's only 6 months old. It's only been 4 days but he is out at night pacing the front of the cage looking for dinner lol.

Nice looking guy. He looks to about the same size as my 6 month old SD but like I said, my guy is insatiable.

And they are mellow until they smell dinner lol. Has your guy come to the front of the cage yet and stared you down for dinner? That's when you really know that a retic can think haha.

exactly fully agree! seems their metabolism is super fast. everyday feels so different on their head size. incredible animals! to be respected from their owners.


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[Sauzo]

I'm not sure I would do a biweekly feeding on your mainland. Pythons generally eat a lot more than boas and I think you would be starving him. I would feed him weekly. True you can control their growth to an extent with food intake but you got a mainland. It is going to grow to large. No point trying to avoid that fact by starving him. I'm no retic expert but I would feed him weekly for his first year and then evaluate how he looks and go from there. If he looks rather chunky, then maybe back off some. If he looks skinny give him more. If he tries to eat your face whenever you open the cage, feed him a lot more lol.

Caesar my 6 month old SD/D guy is out windshield wiping and patrolling all over at night after his 4th day. I was going to do weekly feeding with him but I might have to do every 5 days until he hits a year and then drop him down to weekly or longer. he is a pig though and has an incredible feeding response.

[mihwaron]

I'm not sure I would do a biweekly feeding on your mainland. Pythons generally eat a lot more than boas and I think you would be starving him. I would feed him weekly. True you can control their growth to an extent with food intake but you got a mainland. It is going to grow to large. No point trying to avoid that fact by starving him. I'm no retic expert but I would feed him weekly for his first year and then evaluate how he looks and go from there. If he looks rather chunky, then maybe back off some. If he looks skinny give him more. If he tries to eat your face whenever you open the cage, feed him a lot more lol.

Caesar my 6 month old SD/D guy is out windshield wiping and patrolling all over at night after his 4th day. I was going to do weekly feeding with him but I might have to do every 5 days until he hits a year and then drop him down to weekly or longer. he is a pig though and has an incredible feeding response.

Thank you for the advice. yes I would feed him weekly for this first year


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[mihwaron]

feeding day, recorded by time lapse to avoid a boring! He even didn't strike the chick , very gently took it! hopefully enjoy the short clip!




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[bcr229]

Babies are voracious and should be fed every 5-7 days. Adults can be fed biweekly and some will go off food on their own, like during breeding season. There is no frustration like thawing out and warming up a 4-5# rabbit feeder and having it be refused!

[mihwaron]

Babies are voracious and should be fed every 5-7 days. Adults can be fed biweekly and some will go off food on their own, like during breeding season. There is no frustration like thawing out and warming up a 4-5# rabbit feeder and having it be refused!

agree. I also feed him every 6 days chicks and small rats mixed now. he seems also very voracious!


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[Sauzo]

My little man is out and about after 4 days lol. He's such a pig. So funny, he has settled in and now when he's hungry and the door opens, he will instantly pop out of where he is, be it behind his hide or inside his hide and stare at me for food lol. Been thinking of trying a chick or baby quail for my guy too as my snake food gal now stocks both as well as guinea pigs and of course rabbits, rats and mice.

[mihwaron]

Some progression on my boy!
He is really fine even though I couldn't post lately from my busy schedule.
Still scared his crazy feeding response at taking him out from the tub but he's quite gentle.





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[Gio]

Looking great.

Really nice coloring.