i have a six foot common boa had him for a yearor so now, he eats frozen rats once a week unless he is about to shed . today i went to pick up 2 rats at the pet store and they gave me jumbos insted of his regular large rats, although he had no trouble handing rthe much larger jumbo, should i feed him again next week of wait and extra week or two?
2006-10-28 19:39:34 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Reptiles
to be honest, it probably won't matter either way. They can go months without eating. I'd just go back to whatever schedule you're both used to.
2006-10-28 19:55:55 · answer #1 · answered by Ender 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He can definitely handle another feeding next week no problem. You can feed a snake like that even twice that much with out harm but to keep the relaxed diet that you currently have going with him, feeding him again this week wont throw it off at all.
2006-10-29 21:30:36 · answer #2 · answered by Bil-E21 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends. If it seems like a large meal for him then you can push it back... One or two large meals close together won't hurt him, just as long as it's not a regular thing... And actually, at 6 feet you could push him back to every 10-14 days... Larger snakes don't have to eat as frequently. It's up to you though.
2006-10-29 12:19:29 · answer #3 · answered by snake_girl85 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
me n my bf have two ball pythons. though not the same thing our snakes usually eat the same size mice every two weeks. once we brought home mice that were much much much larger than usual. as u said our snakes had no trouble with eating them..and next week they were hungry again. i think just feeding a mouse, no matter what the size is acceptible each week. or every two weeks. whichever way you prefer. i don't think it really makes too much of a diffirence.
2006-10-29 12:26:05 · answer #4 · answered by playboyprincess6904 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would feed him how you have been...sounds like hes ready to move up to jumbos!
2006-10-29 11:03:00 · answer #5 · answered by lalala 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
feed him a jumbo next week..im sure he'll eat it.
2006-10-29 12:08:44 · answer #6 · answered by Damian 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just wait till he poops. That's what I do for my gopher snake. Then you will know he is ready to eat again...
2006-10-29 02:19:48 · answer #7 · answered by Ch33kS_x00x 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
keep your feeding schedule the way it is hes used to it and soundls like he was able to handle junbos easily so no worries
2006-10-29 11:26:29 · answer #8 · answered by reptileking 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
dont know dont own one, sorry could not help you bud
2006-10-29 01:41:19 · answer #9 · answered by noonoo 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋