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11-23-03, 09:19 AM
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Member
Join Date: Oct-2003
Location: Indianapolis, Indiana
Posts: 560
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How do you determine feeding time?
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?
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11-23-03, 01:08 PM
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Member
Join Date: Sep-2003
Location: Arizona, USA
Posts: 666
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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
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11-23-03, 01:09 PM
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Super Genius
Join Date: Nov-2002
Location: Southwestern Ontario
Age: 49
Posts: 6,292
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Everyone has their own method to feeding their balls, there really is no right or wrong way. Jus don't underfeed them.
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11-23-03, 07:39 PM
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Member
Join Date: Jul-2003
Location: Miami, FL and New Haven, CT
Age: 40
Posts: 1,084
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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).
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11-27-03, 08:33 PM
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Member
Join Date: Nov-2003
Location: L.A.
Age: 34
Posts: 46
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I feed my 4 month ball a medium to large mouse when he is active, which is a pretty consistant 4 day cycle.
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11-27-03, 09:40 PM
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Member
Join Date: Jul-2003
Location: Kansas
Age: 41
Posts: 3,427
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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! 
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11-28-03, 07:02 AM
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Join Date: Jul-2002
Posts: 4,768
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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
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