feed it often? - Page 2

Lankyrob · 09-19-11, 10:23 AM

GTP's can take huge prey too, easily 2x the girth if not 3x - tho a warning - it is said that they are prone to prolapsed cloaca when passing large prey.

**lady_bug87** · 09-19-11, 10:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Lankyrob

GTP's can take huge prey too, easily 2x the girth if not 3x - tho a warning - it is said that they are prone to prolapsed cloaca when passing large prey.

yea I remember reading that, so I should be ok keeping her on the pinkie mice? I just dont see her gaining much girth shes definitely thicker then when I brought her home but its slow going

Lankyrob · 09-19-11, 10:31 AM

MY GTP never had pinkies, was straight onto small rats but i dont have a definite age for when i got him - he was pre colour change for sure.

All i can say is that when he eats he has issues getting back onto his perch due to the size of the bulge and he wont move for a good two days after eating,

**lady_bug87** · 09-19-11, 10:34 AM

yea mine was tiny when we got her maybe a few months old but she gets back up no problem I just want to make sure I'm not starving her or him

forkedtongue · 09-28-11, 08:42 AM

I bought a fairly young IJ about the same size as what you are describing a few months back.

I don't feed her more than once a week, but I go by anthony capronettos 2x thickness rule of thumb, I recently stopped by the store I got her from and she is massive compared to her siblings.

I would say try moving her to something 2x the thickest part of her boddy. I can't say wat that is exactly, I never fed mice, I had her on rat pinks for a while and then moved hr to pups which she greedily devours no issues. She even gets all fussy when she sees me getting the rat fuzzies out for the bigger snakes , I just look at her like "damn fat ***, you're a greedy one"

red ink · 09-28-11, 05:56 PM

I feed 10-15% of their body weight every 7-10 days... (regardless of age)