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12-07-11, 10:33 PM
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Question about JCP feeding
I've heard that you can feed carpets quite large meals for their size. I ran out of the large rat fuzzies I was feeding to Leto, my JCP, and I bought some "small rats" at the local pet store.
My question is can I feed this:
To this:
It seems a bit of a stretch to me, but I wanted to get the opinion of some more experienced people here. Leto is now about 110 grams, which is about 20 grams more than in the photos here. I would say that at his thickest he is probably about the diameter of a quarter.
thanks for your input!
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12-07-11, 10:38 PM
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Re: Question about JCP feeding
He should have no trouble eating it.
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12-07-11, 10:43 PM
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Re: Question about JCP feeding
yes and by the looks of him he should be on that size food anyway...
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12-07-11, 10:51 PM
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Re: Question about JCP feeding
Thanks guys, I will go ahead and plan to feed it to him tomorrow night!
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12-07-11, 11:29 PM
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Re: Question about JCP feeding
what weight is that rat?
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12-08-11, 03:17 AM
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Re: Question about JCP feeding
Diameter of prey can be as large or slightly larger than the carpets thickest point. Length is not the key. Its thickness. Er ah yeah I just said that  but its true.
That looks about right.
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12-08-11, 08:21 AM
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Re: Question about JCP feeding
I try to get rats that are 3times the girth of my JCP - he has one every 14 days. My JCP is about 5ft and my SD Retic is about 6.5ft and they both took the same size prey at the last feed.
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12-08-11, 09:34 AM
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slainte mhath
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Re: Question about JCP feeding
he will take that rat with ease mate
carpets will take 2,3,4 times their girth in prey sizes
i feed mines 1 large meal every few weeks,i preffer that to feeding smaller meals more frequent
all my carpets thrive on this diet
nice looking carpet you got there
cheers shaun
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12-08-11, 09:35 AM
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slainte mhath
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Re: Question about JCP feeding
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Originally Posted by Lankyrob
I try to get rats that are 3times the girth of my JCP - he has one every 14 days. My JCP is about 5ft and my SD Retic is about 6.5ft and they both took the same size prey at the last feed.
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its amazing what a carpet python will take with ease rob,aint it 
cheers shaun
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12-08-11, 09:41 AM
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Re: Question about JCP feeding
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Originally Posted by shaunyboy
its amazing what a carpet python will take with ease rob,aint it
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Too right - he was fed AFTER doc and finished BEFORE him and was cruising around looking for more!
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12-08-11, 09:47 AM
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slainte mhath
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Re: Question about JCP feeding
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Originally Posted by Lankyrob
Too right - he was fed AFTER doc and finished BEFORE him and was cruising around looking for more!
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just gotta love carpets .....!!!
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12-08-11, 08:52 PM
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Re: Question about JCP feeding
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Originally Posted by Lankyrob
Too right - he was fed AFTER doc and finished BEFORE him and was cruising around looking for more!
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My male JCP gets fed a 150gm rat every 10 days or so.... third day after a feed the bugger assumes his usual position and the rat he ate is still evident in a buldge lol...
three days after a feed you find him like this (ambush position in front of the hide)....
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12-08-11, 10:34 PM
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Re: Question about JCP feeding
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Originally Posted by red ink
My male JCP gets fed a 150gm rat every 10 days or so.... third day after a feed the bugger assumes his usual position and the rat he ate is still evident in a buldge lol...
three days after a feed you find him like this (ambush position in front of the hide)....
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its a great sight to see a carpet in hunting position
i have 14 carpet pythons on the wall at the end of my bed,its amazing to see them all in hunting mode at the same time,coming up to feeding time
all from the comfort of my own bed 
your jungles colouring up really nicely red ink,i can't wait to see what he produces once up to size bred with your female
cheers shaun
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12-08-11, 06:59 PM
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Re: Question about JCP feeding
Well, I put the rat in there a little while ago, and he came right out to investigate it. It seems that he isn't going for it just now though unfortunately. I'll leave it in there for a while (since I'm heading out to play some darts!) and see if he takes it. I think that you're all right that it's not too big, it could be that he's getting ready for a shed or something like that. Hopefully he'll eat it because I'd hate to see it go to waste!
Do you think I'd have better luck if I offered it with tongs?
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12-08-11, 10:28 PM
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slainte mhath
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Re: Question about JCP feeding
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Originally Posted by radstusky
Well, I put the rat in there a little while ago, and he came right out to investigate it. It seems that he isn't going for it just now though unfortunately. I'll leave it in there for a while (since I'm heading out to play some darts!) and see if he takes it. I think that you're all right that it's not too big, it could be that he's getting ready for a shed or something like that. Hopefully he'll eat it because I'd hate to see it go to waste!
Do you think I'd have better luck if I offered it with tongs?
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i heat all my prey items up with a hairdryer,always giving the head an extra heat
i then offer with feeding tongs,by doing the dead mouse dance,shaking it around in front of the snake.with this method,all my carpets strike feed off feeding tongs
cheers shaun
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