This is related to the post below about P.D. Deppei. I have had my Deppei for almost 4 months now and here is my growth data.
Date..........Snake Weight.....Weight Gain.......Total Weight Fed
10/23/07........46 grams..........N/A................N/A
11/26/07........60 grams.........14 grams............34 grams
01/09/08........88 grams.........28 grams............54 grams
Date..........Length
10/02/07.....22 inches
11/06/07.....23 inches
12/14/07.....24 inches
01/09/08.....26 inches
So, he is growing pretty well and has been eating two fuzzy mice every 6 days. Next week is going to be his first fuzzy rat.
I keep the cold side at 75 and the warm side at about 85.
I had always wondered when it was time to change to a larger prey size, and one thing I have noticed is that the time from feeding to defecation keeps decreasing. When I started feeding my Deppei double fuzzies, it would take 6 days from feeding to defecation. Then 5 days, and now his last was only three days. I don't know if that is a good indication or not, but it is definitely a trend.
