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I HAVE A FEW RETICS JUST GETTING INTO THEM I HAVE SEVERAL LARGE BURMS AND LARGE BOAS BUT IT SEEMS MY RETICS ARN'T GROWING MUCH AND ARE NOT GAINING IN WEIGHT SO I AM WONDERING WHAT SHOULD I BE FEEDING MY RETICS AND HOW MUCH SHOULD THEY WEIGHT MY MALE SUPER IS ABOUT 5' BUT NOT VERY THICK AT ALL ABOUT 6 MONTHS OLD AROUND THERE GIVE OR TAKE... MY FEMALE REG. RETIC IS ABOUT 6- 7 FEET SHE IS ABOUT 8 MONTHS GIVE OR TAKE I AM WONDERING WHAT TYPE OF MEAL SHOULD I BE FEEDING THEM AND HOW OFTEN EVERY 3 DAYS LIKE CLOOK WORK OR ONCE A WEEK OR WHAT I KNOW MY BABY BURMS THAT ARE 7 MONTHS OLD ARE MUCH BIGGER AND HEAVIER THEN THE RETICS I KNOW RETICS ARE MORE LONGER THAN THICKER THAN A BURM BUT SOMETHING DONT SEEM TO BE RIGHT.....

What are you feeding them? I'd get them on 1 1/2# or even 2# rabbits every 10 ASAP.

Sorry. That's evey 10 days.

you cannot compare retic growth rates to that of burms or boas. They put on length before any real weight is apparent. Usually around 12 ft you start to see a real increase in weight. A 6ft burm is a lot heavier/thicker then a retic of the same length.
I would feed the larger one rabbits 1-2lbs. the smaller one LGrats/small rabbits>I HAVE A FEW RETICS JUST GETTING INTO THEM I HAVE SEVERAL LARGE BURMS AND LARGE BOAS BUT IT SEEMS MY RETICS ARN'T GROWING MUCH AND ARE NOT GAINING IN WEIGHT SO I AM WONDERING WHAT SHOULD I BE FEEDING MY RETICS AND HOW MUCH SHOULD THEY WEIGHT MY MALE SUPER IS ABOUT 5' BUT NOT VERY THICK AT ALL ABOUT 6 MONTHS OLD AROUND THERE GIVE OR TAKE... MY FEMALE REG. RETIC IS ABOUT 6- 7 FEET SHE IS ABOUT 8 MONTHS GIVE OR TAKE I AM WONDERING WHAT TYPE OF MEAL SHOULD I BE FEEDING THEM AND HOW OFTEN EVERY 3 DAYS LIKE CLOOK WORK OR ONCE A WEEK OR WHAT I KNOW MY BABY BURMS THAT ARE 7 MONTHS OLD ARE MUCH BIGGER AND HEAVIER THEN THE RETICS I KNOW RETICS ARE MORE LONGER THAN THICKER THAN A BURM BUT SOMETHING DONT SEEM TO BE RIGHT.....