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stkkts
10-28-03, 08:52 PM
Jumbo rat! Wish I took pics of the rat. The thing was huge. He scarfed it down, in a record 1 hour and 15 minutes. HAHA! Now he doesnt have to eat until the new year ;). It seemed like he couldnt even bend the middle 1/3 of his body. Keep in mind, he is only 3 1/2 feet long. I'm so proud of my little porker!

http://home.comcast.net/~udasco/JR1.jpg
http://home.comcast.net/~udasco/JR2.jpg
http://home.comcast.net/~udasco/JR3.jpg
http://home.comcast.net/~udasco/JR4.jpg
http://home.comcast.net/~udasco/JR5.jpg
http://home.comcast.net/~udasco/JR6.jpg
sapphire_moon
10-28-03, 08:56 PM
Hmmmmm maybe I should try that with my little 3.5 bp once we get him set up in his new enclosure??? Congrats! Great lookin bp!

Is that blood in the last shot? On the paper towel?
stkkts
10-28-03, 08:59 PM
yeah, thats blood. Its from the rat though. It was FT, and the nose was a little bloody. the last 2 pictures are actually before I cleaned out his paper towel. It was soaked from the rat. I had to wet it up to get his interest.

He's 100% het for beautiful! :cool:
Syco
10-29-03, 02:50 AM
Originally posted by stkkts
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He's 100% het for beautiful! :cool: [/B]

He sure is! Nice snake.
Tigergenesis
10-29-03, 06:16 AM
How much does your BP weigh?
stkkts
10-29-03, 02:13 PM
It feels like 20 lbs with that rat in him, LOL. But I honestly dont know. I should buy a scale, but I dont have one yet.
RepTylE
10-29-03, 08:39 PM
That big rat ought to make him move slow for a few days lol. If you smell rat near his enclosure, it's just him burping.
Weather1
11-01-03, 05:58 AM
WOW...I should try that, It will be alot easier then feeding several smaller ones.
TannimBP
11-08-03, 03:44 AM
How old is he?
BoidKeeper
11-08-03, 06:15 AM
I have a 800g femle that I normally feed a small rat to (50g-85g). Last night I fed her a large rat that weighed 195g. Normally I feed smaller meals more often but I think she'll go at least 10 days before I feed her again. Needless to say she is huging the heat. The whole time I wathed her eat it I kept thinking about this post! lol
Cheers,
Trevor
RepTylE
11-08-03, 06:29 PM
lol, I just fed my BP a large rat. The biggest meal for him and only the third time that he has even had a rat. Got it all the way down in less than a half hour.
I have been feeding him three large mice per week but it is not cutting it anymore. I feed smaller meals too but I slip in a bigger one from time to time when he seems to want the extra bit. He'll eat anything that you put in front of him too. That's my boy :)