What size/kind of prey do you feed your BCI?

[ChristinaM]

Curious on species, age, and prey size and type :)

Need to know how big of prey my guys are going to need eventually. I'm already running into "problems" with my Colombian BCI....in the sense that I'm having a hard time finding prey of appropriate sizing. Around these parts, a "large" rat is around 200gr. Well, BigBoy at 2 of those, plus a 70gr. one that another snake refused.

Right now, my BCI's are as follows:

Sassy, female Hog Isle BCI, age: approx. 1yr, eating 130gr-180gr rats. ( she weighs approx. 500gr )

BigBoy, male Colombian BCI, age: approaching 1yr old, eating multiple 200gr.( he weighs 1043gr as of 7.7.04 )

[Invictus]

I'm not sure about weight, but I can go by length. My baby boas are on their 3rd meals, so they will now be getting adult mice. The ones I got back in March will be getting small rats. My 2 year old male boa, who is about 5 feet, gets large (300-395g) rats or 1/2 lb rabbits. The adult boas (ranging from 6.5 - 9 feet) get about 2lbs of rats or 3 lb rabbits in each feeding.

[ChristinaM]

Thanks Ken....gives me an idea of what I need to stock the freezer with.