Re: This has to be the smallest 2006 female around
If you want to see her gain some size you've got to get her to start feeding on small rats. For some reason a BP that is feeding on rat pups for example is very noticebly larger in gerth than a mouse eater. I promise you she will grow then, she does look good though. Keep us posted.
Re: This has to be the smallest 2006 female around
Originally Posted by SnakeDoc
If you want to see her gain some size you've got to get her to start feeding on small rats. For some reason a BP that is feeding on rat pups for example is very noticebly larger in gerth than a mouse eater. I promise you she will grow then, she does look good though. Keep us posted.
That's not always true - volume for volume, there really isn't a difference. The bulk of my females I raised as mousers. They averaged 100 grams a month in weight gain their first year.
I now only feed rats, but that's because I'm breeding rats and not mice. Not because I felt one was better than the other.
Steve, have you ever taken in a fecal sample on her to test for internal parasites?