When you feed your BCI

[lougotzz]

How long do you like it to take your snakes "bump" to go away?

[jpsteele80]

Depends on how big the meal was :D

[lougotzz]

Yeah but if the bump is completely gone in just 24 hours should you up the size of the feedings?

[jpsteele80]

I would up it, approximately how big is the snake and what are you feeding it?

[lougotzz]

Snake is about 30'' I just started giving him 3 small rat pups per feeding per week. His bump is still here after 24 hours. Usually I would give him one large mouse, and his bump would be gone in under 24 hours.

[Sublimeballs]

Instead of feeding him 3 rat pups why don't you try out small rats? It would be better for your snake.

[lougotzz]

I have a whole bag of rat pups I want to use.

[jpsteele80]

I have a whole bag of rat pups I want to use.

Lol this is why you either have a lot of reptiles or don't order to much at one time, they grow fast when there young, when they start slowing down that's when you order bulk in stuff :D, but I agree I'd try a small rat.

[EL Ziggy]

I have a whole bag of rat pups I want to use.
I know how this goes. My snakes have grown faster than expected now I have to feed 2-3 prey items for the next two months or so. Next time I'll order more effectively.

[EL Ziggy]

Instead of feeding him 3 rat pups why don't you try out small rats? It would be better for your snake.
What's the benefit of feeding one large prey item over multiple smaller prey items? Are two (18g) rat fuzzys equivalent to one (36g) rat weanling?

[sharthun]

I know how this goes. My snakes have grown faster than expected now I have to feed 2-3 prey items for the next two months or so. Next time I'll order more effectively.


Yeah, the only remedy is to acquire more juvenile snakes!:p

[EL Ziggy]

Yeah, the only remedy is to acquire more juvenile snakes!:p
Shhh, I'm working on that but don't tell anybody, especially my girlfriend :D