How often should I feed my new guy?

Ouroboros · 02-27-15, 05:33 PM

So I'm new to the forums, but not new to keeping reptiles. I'm currently housing a 4 year old 1400g 1.0BP, a two year old 70g 0.1Corn snake, a 4 month old 20g 0.1Sand Boa, and I just got a nearly two year old 1.0BRB weighing in at 430g.

I got him in shed, which he finished within the first week. I then fed him his first F/T rat (the local shop i got him from feeds live, KOd rodents) and was pleased to see a great feeding response with the F/T. The rat was about 75g (arctic mice small rat size)

My question, though, is how often should I be feeding him? My corn and my sand boa both get fed weekly, and my BP biweekly. This guy is between both in terms of size, and I'm not sure if I should be feeding him weekly still or has he graduated to biweekly?

bigsnakegirl785 · 02-28-15, 12:08 AM

At 2 years old, every 10-14 days. When he turns 3, every 3-4 weeks. I graduate my boas to bi-weekly when they turn a year old.

Ouroboros · 02-28-15, 11:13 AM

Thanks so much!

marvelfreak · 02-28-15, 11:45 AM

Bi weekly at that size and age.

Snakesitter · 03-03-15, 03:04 PM

While in general I agree with my colleagues above, he's fairly light for a two year old. I'd actually keep him on weekly for just a *bit* longer, until he passes the 500 gram mark, which is usually when I switch them over to small rats. Smaller, still growing rainbows are not as susceptible to obesity as adults.