My brb weigh in :)

[ChristinaM]

I am keeping track of my BRB's eating habits, weights, etc. and figured I'd share as we go ( in case I loose my book LOL ).

History:

Female BRB born July 23/03, bred by Jeff Favelle, sold to me Dec.5th. Past eating consisting of appropriately sized mice.

First meal: Dec. 8, adult mouse.

Dec.15th WEIGHT 96.5g
Dec. 21: SHED
Dec.21: WEIGHT 87g
Dec.21 FEED 30g mouse
Dec.28 FEED 31g mouse
Jan.1/04 WEIGHT: 131g :D LENGTH approx. 27" (so hard to measure)
Jan.11/04 : WEIGHT: 146.5g
Jan 18/04: SHED.......WEIGHT: 129.5......FEED: adult mouse
Jan.26/04 WEIGHT: 150.5gr
Jan.29th: FEED: small rat ( 50ish grams )
Feb. 4 WEIGHT: 200.5gr
Feb 17: SHED........WEIGHT: 172gr.....FEED: 61g rat
Feb. 29: FEED: adult mouse
March 7: WEIGHT : 216.5gr
March 10: FEED 60g rat
March 21: SHED....WEIGHT: 247.5....LENGTH: 35.6"
March 23: FEED 60ish gr rat
April 4th: FEED 67.5g rat
April 11: WEIGHT 314.5 gr
April 18: SHED....FEED 63g rat
April 29: FEED 65gr rat
May 5: LENGTH 40.6"
May 11: WEIGHT: 354gr FEED 70+gr rat
May 20: blue, very blue
May 25: SHED
May 26: WEIGHT: 368g FEED: rat approx. 70-80g
June 8: FEED: same
June 22: SHED; WEIGHT: 445g ; LENGTH: 44"

will update this thread (edit) as time goes on.

[Simon]

lol...
nice ~
she seems to be doing great for you!
Is she still that nippy right now?

[ChristinaM]

Hey Simon, she is absolutely amazing :)
To think, I was scared of her, and ALMOST did not get her. :eek:

She is a sweetie. I had her out twice today, and she never struck, tried to, etc.

She is getting some strength to her as well, she hung around as my new fashion

http://img6.photobucket.com/albums/v16/ChristinaM/Promise/promisewrist.jpg

for a while. She makes an amazing bracelet.

Nippiness is pretty much gone I think. She is great. Thank you soooooo much. I still want that friendly one LOL ;)

[ChristinaM]

This lil lady is definately my pride and joy, no nipping, nada. She is beautiful in both appearance and attitude. The orange moons are becoming quite nicely coloured.

I've updated her growth records :)

[kidchameleon]

wow, she started eating adult mice when you first got her? how big was she then? i knwo it says about 27" on jan 1, so like 20 inches or so on dec 8?

[Jeff_Favelle]

wow, she started eating adult mice when you first got her? how big was she then?

They start eating adult mice around their 6 or 7th feeding, which happens at about 1.5-3 months of age. They GROW fast.

[kidchameleon]

oh wow, i didnt know that. i figured they woudlnt be eating adult mice until about atleast 4.5+ months. thanks a lot though.

[Jeff_Favelle]

At 6 months, they can be eating small rats, without problems.

[ChristinaM]

not sure how long she was when I first got her.....she was very nippy so I didn't even try for a measurement.

But yah, they definately grow fast that's for sure. As well as they tend to lose their nippiness around 5-6mos old.

Jeff's definately a resident expert on brb's :) My lil lady is one of his :D

[kidchameleon]

did she become not nippy because you handled her a lot? or it was just like a phase that she went through, and now shes fine?

[Jeff_Favelle]

At around 6-9 months of age, they just do a complete 180 in temperment. About 90% of the snakes I've kept back past that age do anyways, and most of the people I've sold the snakes to have noticed it as well. Boas are not really like pythons. They are slower moving, and less quick to strike out. Rainbows after a certain age are no exception. The bigger they get, the less enemies they have, and instinctually, they are hard-wired to not be spastic after reaching a certain size/age or both.

[ChristinaM]

Update time: Check how my piggie has grown :)

[Jeff_Favelle]

Perfect!