What's the largest python you folks have?

[Terranaut]

7.5 ft Jungle Carpet Python. She eats 1 jumbo rat every 2 weeks or a 1.5-2lb bunny once a month depending on season. Big meals in the summer.
Not expensive at all even if you figure in my other snakes its not that bad really. Some of these guys don't eat 3-4 months of the year.

[iBaman]

Originally Posted by Terranaut

7.5 ft Jungle Carpet Python. She eats 1 jumbo rat every 2 weeks or a 1.5-2lb bunny once a month depending on season. Big meals in the summer.
Not expensive at all even if you figure in my other snakes its not that bad really. Some of these guys don't eat 3-4 months of the year.

I agree with the expensive part...my ball python is the more expensive eater because he won't eat rats, so he gets 2 mice a week...

[stephanbakir]

Originally Posted by iBaman

I agree with the expensive part...my ball python is the more expensive eater because he won't eat rats, so he gets 2 mice a week...

Same problem I'm having with my male retic, hes the same age as my female but about 1/4 the size, he won't take anything bigger then a small rat so he gets 6-7 of them every meal. (he was injured eating a f/t jumbo when he was smaller and it put him off large meals ever since)

[MoreliAddict]

Originally Posted by stephanbakir

Same problem I'm having with my male retic, hes the same age as my female but about 1/4 the size, he won't take anything bigger then a small rat so he gets 6-7 of them every meal. (he was injured eating a f/t jumbo when he was smaller and it put him off large meals ever since)

Is that why he wasn't eating well when you first got him? Were you just offering prey too large for his preference?

My Carpet Python has this too I believe. It's tough to get him to take a medium rat, but he'll usually take 2 small rats no problem. (together being about the size of a medium)

[stephanbakir]

Originally Posted by MoreliAddict

Is that why he wasn't eating well when you first got him? Were you just offering prey too large for his preference?

My Carpet Python has this too I believe. It's tough to get him to take a medium rat, but he'll usually take 2 small rats no problem. (together being about the size of a medium)

Not sure, when I first got him it was touch and go, he would take anything but only every 3-5 weeks, drove me nuts lol. Hes about 10lbs, and shes in the 35-45 range, I'll be weighing her this weekend

[Jay]

Originally Posted by iBaman

I agree with the expensive part...my ball python is the more expensive eater because he won't eat rats, so he gets 2 mice a week...

Then switch it to rats. It's not hard and it can be done.

[iBaman]

Originally Posted by Jay

Then switch it to rats. It's not hard and it can be done.

if you could do it, I would be impressed. i've starved him for months and he WILL NOT take them. won't take them scented. won't take them brained. nothing.