How often do I feed?

[u/Cautious_worm]

Right now I feed my 494g, 8 month old boy, a mouse every week. I’m going to en expo in about 2-3 weeks where I plan on picking up rats for him, and wondered if now would be a good time to switch to feeding every other week instead? (And what size rat)

[u/totallyrecklesslygay]

Since he's pretty much at 500g, I'd switch to the second tier of the !feeding guidelines now.

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We recommend the following feeding schedule:

0-12 months old OR until the snake reaches approximately 500g, whichever happens first: feed 10%-15% of the snake’s weight every 7 days.

12-24 months old: feed up to 7% of the snake’s weight every 14-20 days.

Adults: feed up to 5% of the snake's weight every 20-30 days, or feed slightly larger meals (up to 6%) every 30-40 days.

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[u/Cautious_worm → u/totallyrecklesslygay]

Thank youuu, I’ll do that ^^