2018 0.1 Brisbane Coastal Carpet Progression

[EL-Ziggy]

I sent that last picture to Nick Mutton and he said that she looks great, but to watch out because her growth rate is going to explode soon. Said once they're about this size and move on to small rats that they put on size and mass at a rapid pace. Excited to see it happen.

I have to come clean. When I saw her last picture and you said she was 234g I went back to my carpet feeding records and I was feeding them 60g small rats every 10-14 days when they were 250g. I remember when I got my first carpet and I asked Nick what I should be feeding him and he told me to feed jumbo mice. This was for a 125g coastal. I was feeding my 500g adult kingsnakes jumbo mice. I was skeptical but I trusted Nick the guru and learned a lot about their ability to take large prey. I won’t push the envelope too far but I’ve offered a few meals that were a bit of a stretch and each time they gotten the job done without issue. I respect the small meal, slow/steady growth approach but I feed my snakes a wee bit heavier especially for their first two years. After that I feed more modestly. I like my all pets well fed, strong, and healthy.