>>So, my little juvenile redtail is ALWAYS hungry, it seems. I'm feeding her at least two rat pinkies per feeding, usually 6-7 days apart. But even the day afterwards, she has NO visible bumps, and is back to acting hungry. I want to move her up to rat pups this week, but I don't want to endanger her heath by overfeeding her.

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>>So at what point do I just have to basically 'put my foot down' and say that she's had enough?



going to hurt he5r.Their may always be a few problematic feeders at birth that may start out on pinkie mice or hoppers,But as soon as I can get them switched,I have always fed pinkie rats to my baby boa's.No mice period if I can help it.In my opinion rats are better.Just remember to use the apropriate prey size.Hope this helps with your decision in feeding your baby boa.Thanks Eric[Hypoboa]
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• feeding just enough vs powerfeeding - begunwithaletter, Wed Sep 13 11:58:06 2006
• RE: Feeding her 1 pinkie rat a week isnt - Hypoboa1, Wed Sep 13 12:04:19 2006
• that's why I feed her... - begunwithaletter, Wed Sep 13 13:10:32 2006
• RE: that's why I feed her... - rainbowsrus, Wed Sep 13 13:23:10 2006
• RE: feeding just enough vs powerfeeding - rainbowsrus, Wed Sep 13 12:08:02 2006
• RE: feeding just enough vs powerfeeding - slithering_serpents, Wed Sep 13 14:25:57 2006
• Where did you hear that? - Andy__G, Thu Sep 14 01:00:53 2006
• RE: Where did you hear that? - rainbowsrus, Thu Sep 14 09:38:24 2006
• RE: Where did you hear that? - senorsnake, Thu Sep 14 14:01:12 2006
• Here's two reasons why . . . - slithering_serpents, Thu Sep 14 13:05:58 2006
• RE: feeding just enough vs powerfeeding - metachrosis, Wed Sep 13 20:00:14 2006
• well... - begunwithaletter, Wed Sep 13 22:27:32 2006