I just noticed the ad below and thought it looked like a crock.....
"1590grams, CBB female on a diet of 3)250gm rats per week. 100% flawless inside and out, good attitude obviously but look out for that feeding response!"
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Can a Regius consume 1/2 of its weight in 1 week?
Blinky
Dec 18, 2003 11:40 PM
Replies (2)
RPlank
Dec 19, 2003 12:08 AM
but I seriously doubt it could do it EVERY week!
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Randy
www.ball-pythons.net
PiedPeddler
Dec 19, 2003 06:13 PM
I had a medium rat that I had thawed and my last larger BP in that week's feeding routine refused it. I didn't want to re-freeze the rat so I fed it to a small BP that has alway been an agressive eater. The snake managed to get it down, but at least 1/3 of it's length was really stretched. It took a good 2 weeks for him to digest that meal. He obviously grew a lot and was only 22 days between sheds, but I will never do it again. It just seems too demanding on the snake's digestive system.
Paul
