Quote Originally Posted by Mindibun View Post
are you kidding me? I've been feeding mine a hopper every 6 days and she's about 6 months old. There's no way I could get a rat pup in her - she wouldn't be able to move afterwards. The last time I gave her an adult mouse by mistake, she didn't move for a week and then some.

I'm not saying you don't know what you're talking about. I just don't see how your 12in, 4mo-old baby could be eating rat pups when mine can hardly handle an adult mouse...

Am I really *that* off the mark on my feeding?
My youngest BP is 6 months old and has no problem taking adult mice or rat pups.

The bottom line is to feed a prey slightly smaller than the girth size (widest part of your BP’s body) once a week.

Also remember that prey size often varies, depending on the place you get your feeder from.
Quote Originally Posted by drugaria View Post
That is exactly what I was wondering I think the fuzzies are more suitable for now. Still I'm gonna try an adult mouse next time and if it's to much of a problem for the snake to swallow I'm gonna continue with the fuzzies 1 every 5 days. My snake is about 17' right now.
Most hatchling are started on hoppers and quickly move to adult mice, fuzzies are not appropriated for a BP.

There is no set schedule when it comes to a BP defecating, however you need to feed your BP more, next feeding try a medium mouse, see how it goes and see if an adult mouse would work.