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Trolligans
at Thu Jun 25 15:09:10 2009 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by Trolligans ]
there's really no set schedule for snakes. each is different and will set its own schedule.
What you want to do is get food items that are about the same diameter as the thickest part of the snake. At 13" that would be baby mice (pinkies or fuzzies). Don't buy live. They're too expensive. Order them frozen from a place like rodentpro.com.
Feed your snake a couple. About 4 days later, feed him a couple more. As a baby, your snake needs to eat a lot so he can grow. Feed him a couple times a week. As he gets bigger, offer more mice each time you feed him.
What I do is buy about 100 large pinkies, 200 fuzzies, 200 large adult mice. That will take your ratsnake from it's current size to about 4' in length or bigger. You won't have to buy food for a while.
If you feed a snake something that is too large it can tear the snake's stomach and it will die.
Only feed your snake live food if it decides to stop eating thawed food. When feeding live items, get prey that can't hurt the snake. Pinkie mice and pinkie rats work great. You can leave them in and they can't hurt the snake.
If you have any questions about anything, get on here and ask. There are tons of knowledgeable people with decades of experience who will be happy to help.
Good luck.
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RE: Food Ideas for Yellow Rat Snake - Trolligans, Thu Jun 25 15:09:10 2009