I know this has been a major topic many times in the past but I have just got a baby (looks to be an 03 male ABR) from a good local pet shop. He is very active and fairly calm for his age. He is of course thin being so young but not "sick thin". I fed him this last Monday the 14th a large pinkie almost fuzzy size meal. He went to his hide box for the rest of the day but was still very active at night. Today I check on him and he is active and has already "dumped out" and shows no sign of having ate. No fat belly at all. I watch him eat Monday and have checked his cage so the meal did stay down. He now looks ready and willing to eat again. Should I feed him again this week or wait? I know you can power feed an older snake to much but when they are this young and digest their meals so fast how much IS TOO MUCH. I really want to do the right thing and not harm my new pet so ANY feedback is most welcome. Thank you.
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Feeding young albino black rat snake.
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I'd wait til Sunday or Monday. Waiting will not hurt him. Besides, he's been in the pet trade channels. From your description he hasn't been used to large/frequent meals. Let him adjust to regular meals for a month before you start pushing calories at him.
Paul Hollander
>>I'd wait til Sunday or Monday. Waiting will not hurt him. Besides, he's been in the pet trade channels. From your description he hasn't been used to large/frequent meals. Let him adjust to regular meals for a month before you start pushing calories at him.
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>>Paul Hollander
Thanks for the response.
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