How often and how much should i feed my Woma?

PatrickT · 10-17-15, 09:22 AM

She is one year old now and has 270 g weight. I give her one adult mice per week and i´m not sure if thats enough or if i should stock up?

What do you mean?

**Tsubaki** · 10-18-15, 02:12 AM

Ive never had woma's, do not know if that weight is good or not. So assuming the weight is good for an animal that age, i do know they're very easy to overfeed. A year old snake doesn't have to eat weekly anymore and mice/rats are pretty fatty for them, i would try a prey the same size as the girth every 10 days or so. If anyone with more personal experience knows betters, feel free to correct me. All my knowledge on these animals is only based on what ive read throughout the years.

**EL Ziggy** · 10-18-15, 03:18 AM

My kings were about that size as yearlings. My bulls were closer to 1000g at one. I might feed my snakes a bit more generously than some. My young snakes eat 10-15% of their body weight every 5 days until they turn one then I feed them a little bit less every 7-10 days on average. I also like to mix up my meal sizes, prey items, and feeding frequencies. I don't keep womas but according to my records when my snakes were that size they were eating 1-2 rat fuzzys every 7 days. That was roughly 24-48g of food. A 30g adult mouse every 7-10 days seems fine. If he still seems hungry you can occasionally offer seconds. Feeding isn't an exact science. You just have to know your animals. If they're hungry feed them. If they start getting chunky or lazy cut back on the food. Hope you'll share pics of your woma. They're beautiful critters.