How do you determine feeding time?

[Tigergenesis]

I'm just curious if most people feed their BPs on a regular schedule or do you wait for 'signs' from your BP that it's ready to eat. Is one way better than the other for any reason?

[emroul]

I feed all my baby BP's every 4-5 days. I feed the adult BP's every 10 days exactly, and I have yet to have one refuse. If they decide not to take it (which, well, that has never happened) I will just give it to one of my rattlesnakes ;) They don't chow as often as my BP's. I don't do it for any other reason but that I want to go by the guidelines of feeding BP's, and I am pretty sure none of them are compaining.

Hope this helped!
Jennifer

[mykee]

Everyone has their own method to feeding their balls, there really is no right or wrong way. Jus don't underfeed them.

[lilyskip]

I have a fairly regular schedule for my six-month old BP, since he'll eat pretty much whenever I offer food. I fed him every 4-5 days when he was on adult mice, but now that he's taken a rat, I'll probably slow down a bit. My two year old girl has gone off-feed, so I will only offer her food when she's active and moving around her tank, which has only been once or twice in two months (she hasn't eaten yet).

[Chris04]

I feed my 4 month ball a medium to large mouse when he is active, which is a pretty consistant 4 day cycle.

[sapphire_moon]

It's different for everyone. But I feed on a scheduel and let them decide if they want to eat or not. My male bp just decided to eat after 1month 15days!

I had a left over fuzzy from my corn and decided to see if he wanted it (hate wasting f/t rodents), he hit it so hard that he knocked the tongs into the side of the glass.....he hit it so hard he almost broke the glass! so we warmed up a small rat (only one we had) and gave it to him he took it........

sorry I know that was off topic (kinda) but i'm really happy, thats the longest one has refused to eat!:)

[BoidKeeper]

Inder one year, 4-5 days.
Over a year, 7 days.
Females being conditioned for breeding, 5 days.
Males a months before their fast, 5 days.
I think that's it.
Hope it helps,
Trevor