General newb questioning!!?!

[ZeldaTheRosy]

Originally Posted by Aaron_S

Preference is where you're wrong.

My method, through a lot of bookkeeping and trial and error I found that smaller meals roughly 10% - 15% of body weight had the snakes keeping the most amount of their meal for growth and the like.

I found larger meals left them digesting for too long and more lethargic and the growth rate wasn't as steady or as good as smaller meals. The snake wasted more of the meal.

This is just my findings and doesn't make it scientific but it's what I like to see in my collection.

Went back and Reread an older post, alright makes more sense now. My girlfriends picking up some food for me on her way cross state to see me. I'll try to get ahold of a scale to get a good perspective of what 10-15% of Zelda is, and what it should look like as far as amount.

Just throwing some thoughts around it seems the easiest way to monitor it would be with a digital scale. Eyeballing it likely wouldn't be accurate maybe the mice weight is '+ -'at the time. I believe I am catching on now.

[Aaron_S]

Originally Posted by ZeldaTheRosy

Went back and Reread an older post, alright makes more sense now. My girlfriends picking up some food for me on her way cross state to see me. I'll try to get ahold of a scale to get a good perspective of what 10-15% of Zelda is, and what it should look like as far as amount.

Just throwing some thoughts around it seems the easiest way to monitor it would be with a digital scale. Eyeballing it likely wouldn't be accurate maybe the mice weight is '+ -'at the time. I believe I am catching on now.

If it's slightly above or below the desired weight it's okay. I'd use my method as a guideline. It won't hurt the snake to be 20% if that's what you currently have.

For my personal use I have a rodent supplier. He's able to get me my rodents at a preferred weight. For example all my babies at a certain size are fed 30 - 40 grams rat and I ONLY buy that size.

[ZeldaTheRosy]

Originally Posted by Aaron_S

If it's slightly above or below the desired weight it's okay. I'd use my method as a guideline. It won't hurt the snake to be 20% if that's what you currently have.

For my personal use I have a rodent supplier. He's able to get me my rodents at a preferred weight. For example all my babies at a certain size are fed 30 - 40 grams rat and I ONLY buy that size.

Well, the breeder I know, whom I got the rosy from breeds and sells $500 bucks of various sized rodents. I believe it's rats only.

[ZeldaTheRosy]

Originally Posted by Aaron_S

If it's slightly above or below the desired weight it's okay. I'd use my method as a guideline. It won't hurt the snake to be 20% if that's what you currently have.

This is pretty close to answering my question to Chu,

So would it be "better" the feed at 19+% when I must, or settle for an above 10% below 14%?
I hope im laying that question out clearly, I know numbers and get confusing.

Just read your post #40, so basically just try to responsibly judge it based on how she accepts it, sort of.

I will state, right now my questions are simply hypothetical; I haven't even begun weighing her or meals. I will track down a good scale to use before next feeding; on my birthday June 30th.