Its okay guys...some people want their pets to eat like kings, even if it shortens their lifespan. To each his own.
What does your snake eat?
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Female Royal - 2 rat weiners a week (not big enough to take adult rats)
Young male royal - 1 rat weiner a week/ every 5 days
Younger male royal - adult mouse every 5 days
Corn snake - rat weiner every 1-2 weeks
young king - 1 small adult mouse every 6-7 days
Young boa - one large adult mouse a week or a smaller one every five days
Most of my snakes are young'uns so are fed more often. And my royals are fed extra from the start - should they ever stop feeding they have weight on their side (and it works).
Young male royal - 1 rat weiner a week/ every 5 days
Younger male royal - adult mouse every 5 days
Corn snake - rat weiner every 1-2 weeks
young king - 1 small adult mouse every 6-7 days
Young boa - one large adult mouse a week or a smaller one every five days
Most of my snakes are young'uns so are fed more often. And my royals are fed extra from the start - should they ever stop feeding they have weight on their side (and it works).
when i got them they where under sized so i need to bulk them up is that a bad thing normally i would feed two pinkies a week
reptech420;1400199; said:
If they needed bulking up i would have said 3 every 8-9 days really as it can be a shock to them (ie - power feeding). if you need to bulk them up you do it gradually
Oh, and my August '07 Spotted Python is on 1 fuzzie a week.
My Carpet Python is on one 90-120g rat per week, my male Nicaraguan boa is on one 150g rat a week and my female on 200-250g rat a week.
My Carpet Python is on one 90-120g rat per week, my male Nicaraguan boa is on one 150g rat a week and my female on 200-250g rat a week.
Ball pythons...juvi to adult size...1 small rat (30-50grams) per week. The babies I feed a lot. Usually one or two rat pups every week...they use every bit of them. Its amazing how fast they can grow without actually getting fat when they are young. This feeding regiment stops at about 800 grams in weight, then they get treated like the other juvies and adults.
Ball pythons have a pretty quick metabolism relative to other pythons, which is surprising due to the fact that they are pretty sedentary. I've found that feeding them smaller meals weekly keeps things moving, and makes them less likely to refuse meals.
Ball pythons have a pretty quick metabolism relative to other pythons, which is surprising due to the fact that they are pretty sedentary. I've found that feeding them smaller meals weekly keeps things moving, and makes them less likely to refuse meals.
Ophiuchus;1404591; said:
MORE than enough food for an adult ball python of that age! Especially if it is on purely a maintenance diet at that age. Things are a little different for snakes that are active in breeding programs...
Major props for actually being a herp "keeper" if you know what I mean.
