A couple of months ago I took in my first BP. I waited months and months to find someone who just needed a home and finally a 4 year old male Mojave popped up on Craigslist.

When I picked him up his enclosure was not good at all. 1 half log hide over the UTH and aspen shavings. No misting, no thermometer, no hygrometer, no thermostat. Just him, his log, and a lot of old poops.

I immediately fixed up his enclosure and his temps are perfect now. Humidity could be a little higher in his screen top enclosure but I’m working on that. Probably going to switch him to a decent sized tub.

I weighed him when I first got him (2 months ago) and he was around 600g (about 3.5 ft). This obviously worried me a little so I started feeding one small rat (F/T) once a week instead of every two weeks like he was previously eating. He takes them no problem at all.

I weighed him again and he is now a bit over 700. He was in shed when I first got him and he shed last week. I’m taking this as a good sign that he’s growing.

I wanted to hear more expert opinions. Am I doing this right? Does this mean he has stunted growth from his previous owners? Is he just a normal but small guy? Should I feed medium rats?

Thanks!