Tyrion's first mouse

Pogie · 04-28-15, 12:47 PM

I was worried about feeding Tyrion f/t mice because the guy had been feeding him live for the last month. But was no problem.

Didn't dwaddle he went right in and grab that little sapsucker lol.

Jim Smith · 04-28-15, 12:52 PM

Pretty snake!!! Glad that he switched over so easily for you.

reptiledude987 · 04-28-15, 12:53 PM

Nice! Also much safer for your new friend now! glad he didnt hesitate to take it

**EL Ziggy** · 04-28-15, 01:30 PM

Congrats on the successful first feeding. Only 779 more to go

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**millertime89** · 04-28-15, 01:37 PM

Very nice MBK! Great picture too!

Pogie · 04-28-15, 02:35 PM

I've been looking but not sure about the answer. Tyrion is about 24" long. I fed him a fuzzy mouse. But i'm not really sure how much or how often to feed him. I know adults can eat like once a week if i'm not mistaken. I have read feed about every 4 to 7 days. But for a growing baby not really sure if I should give him 2 or stick with the one fuzzy?
Shoot I really don't know how old he is. Someone on here suggested he may be around 10 months to a year.

reptiledude987 · 04-28-15, 02:36 PM

rule of thumb is to feed 10-15% of body weight. cheap kitchen scales are available anywhere like walmart.

Pogie · 04-28-15, 03:08 PM

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Originally Posted by reptiledude987

rule of thumb is to feed 10-15% of body weight. cheap kitchen scales are available anywhere like walmart.

Thank you

**EL Ziggy** · 04-28-15, 03:32 PM

I agree with reptiledude. I also feed my snakes roughly 10-15% of their body weight per feeding. Younger snakes sometimes get up to 20%. I feed them every 5 days on average until they turn 1, then I feed them every 7 days on average. If they get a large meal they wait a little longer until their next feeding. If they have a smaller meal I'll feed them a little sooner. I tend to mix up my feeding amounts and frequencies but this is a good feeding guideline.

sharthun · 04-30-15, 08:43 PM

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Originally Posted by EL-Ziggy

I agree with reptiledude. I also feed my snakes roughly 10-15% of their body weight per feeding. Younger snakes sometimes get up to 20%. I feed them every 5 days on average until they turn 1, then I feed them every 7 days on average. If they get a large meal they wait a little longer until their next feeding. If they have a smaller meal I'll feed them a little sooner. I tend to mix up my feeding amounts and frequencies but this is a good feeding guideline.

Congrats and beautiful snake. I use a similar feeding schedule as EZ.

Derek1 · 04-30-15, 09:16 PM

Great looking snake and awesome on the feed.

Since y'all are talking about it. I ordered a digital gram scale on Amazon and will get it tomorrow. How often do y'all weigh your snakes?

reptiledude987 · 04-30-15, 09:21 PM

When I bought my first snake 15 years ago I weighed it daily but that was definitely overkill. Now I dont weigh at all really. I think that most who weigh regularly do it roughly once a month.

**EL Ziggy** · 04-30-15, 09:37 PM

I weigh my snakes every 2-4 weeks. I also try to weigh them when they're empty and usually on the day before they get fed.