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Feeding Question
A little of our backstory. I rescued a BP about a year ago. She's my first snake. I was asked to take her because the owners knew that in addition to the typical cute and fluffy pets, our critter kingdom also includes a hedgehog and three tarantulas. She was living in a filthy tank, which was way too small for her, had a hide that was too small for her, had a teeny-tiny water dish, and was on the most bizarre feeding routine I had ever read about. At the time, she was 3-1/2 feet in length and was getting three small live mice every two weeks (because supposedly she refused to take frozen/thawed). She had a UTH, but neither the temperature nor the humidity in her tank were ever monitored. By my best guess, she's between 2-1/2 and 3 years old (owners not sure how old she was when they got her or exactly how long they had her). She's been shedding every 6-8 weeks and has grown quite a bit since I've had her. Technically, she's unsexed, but since she's getting closer to 4 feet, I'm assuming she's female. Since it's 75 miles to the nearest person who is comfortable sexing her, she's just going to be a girl... whether she's male or not... because I'm not willing to stress her with that long of a car ride. I'm happy to report that she now lives in a clean, properly-sized environment with two hides, a water bowl big enough for her to soak in, appropriate temperatures and humidity, lots of greenery and rounded branches to climb, and I transitioned her to frozen/thawed rats with no problems. She had been taking one small rat every week. Lately though, her feeds are more frequent with fewer days in between (three rats a week). I know she has outgrown the small rats, but I was hoping to use up her present stash before upgrading her. My question is, is it okay for her to be feeding every 2-3 days, and can I jump from small rats to large rats without going to medium first? I don't want her stress her belly. Thanks in advance for any advice. I truly appreciate it!
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