My guy is prob right between 5 1/2-6 feet and doing great. Right now Hes feeding on 2 medium rats a week but always looking for more. I know the amount you feed him has to do with the rate of his growth, but i want him to grow big fat and healthy. Should i step it up a notch? If so how much?
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Feeding amount
savvgawd
May 16, 2004 10:29 PM
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toddbecker
May 16, 2004 10:35 PM
I transferred my burms to rabbits at about 6 feet. One took the swithch with absolutley no problems. The other two however still won't take a rabbit on there own so I feed them a rat and then as they are swallowing down the last bit of the rat and just the tail is sticking out I place the head of the rabbit in its mouth. This almost always works. The gal that has been eating rabbits regularly has gone through some outstanding growth. In about a month and a half- two months she grew 15 inches and gained 8.5 pounds. She is now just under 10 feet and weighs close to 50 pounds.
So to answer your question I would definitely bump up her food size to atleast collosal rats if not small rabbits. Sorry about the ramble, Todd
