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

» Site Navigation

» Home
 > FAQ

» Online Users: 1,406

0 members and 1,406 guests
No Members online
Most users ever online was 47,180, 07-16-2025 at 05:30 PM.

» Today's Birthdays

None

» Stats

Members: 75,937
Threads: 249,129
Posts: 2,572,288
Top Poster: JLC (31,651)
Welcome to our newest member, GeorgiaD182
Results 1 to 10 of 19

Thread: Getting chunky?

Threaded View

  1. #9
    Banned
    Join Date
    01-27-2017
    Location
    MA, USA
    Posts
    10,560
    Thanks
    14,297
    Thanked 11,073 Times in 5,330 Posts

    Re: Getting chunky?

    Quote Originally Posted by CALM Pythons View Post
    I do not follow that chart after the "500-100 gram" snake recommendation".
    I feed around a 100 gram rat to my 1600 gram female. I feed under sized prey also to my 700 gram female. Hers are usually about 50-60 grams or if i have smaller i just give her 2. I breed all my own feeders so I do what ever is easy to get rid off access Rats too...
    As far as every 7 days I don't do that after they are a year old otherwise they just go off a few times a yr from over feeding.



    iPhone using Tapatalk
    I agree, the 10-15% rule is out the door at a certain point. Once they hit adult weight as long as they're getting a decent regular meal and maintaining good body proportion I go smaller as well.

  2. The Following 2 Users Say Thank You to Craiga 01453 For This Useful Post:

    CALM Pythons (04-03-2018),Starscream (04-03-2018)

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