I did feed rat pinkies to smaller snakes then her in the past. And I think this one can already take bigger ones. The fuzzy mouse she took, didn't even make an immediately visible bump. She also had no problem with me standing by, while she caught the mouse. So I think she isn't stressed by the new environment.VenomPassion wrote:I always switched my large boids to rats as soon as they reached the correct size. I'm sure your girl would be able to take rat pups?
She did sh!t once into the new vivarium. The cake looked thoroughly digested and was a relatively solid paste.VenomPassion wrote:Hatchlings in my opinion can eat once a week or as soon as they deficate.
That makes sense and I think she can take full grown rats once she is more solid, more then a meter or so. I just wonder how often I should feed her now and that may also depend on the size of the prey. A fuzzy like that I think she can take almost every three days, bigger prey may take longer. But that's a guess I take.VenomPassion wrote: As far as adults go,I'd say it would depend on the weight of the specimen. Chubby = Once every 10 - 14 days,Healthy weight = Every 7 - 10 days.
She did this again and I could even take pictures of this as well as pick her up after a while without any problem.VenomPassion wrote:If she eats with you standing by then you know your doing a great job!
I used a bigger mouse and I even believe it's possible to feed more of this.VenomPassion wrote:If a fuzzy mouse does't make a bump then you can feed her two in one feeding session. Or a size bigger,just to see a nice bump.
That I don't really consider, but some variety in the food is a consideration. I thought maybe chicks are an option, just that I deem her to small for this at the moment.VenomPassion wrote:All in all it's completely up to you how much you feed her. I personally don't agree with "power feeding" to get a specimen up to size to breed earlier than nature intended.
VenomPassion wrote:Hope I helped in some way
Enjoy your baby girl mate! And post some pictures of her when you have the time.
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