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I recently got a 2 month old, 25 inch female burmese and fed it one adult mouse (alive). what should i feed it next?

Seriously, though, I would recommend trying to get the little burm on rats ASAP. Start with a rat pup which is about the same size as an adult mouse. Two every 7 days for the first few months will work fine. From there, you'll graduate to small rats, medium rats, jumbos, and finally rabbits. Once they reach young adult age (2-3 years) you can cut back to a one or two appropriately sized prey item per month feeding schedule (which usually means a 8-12 pound rabbit). The key is to avoid overfeeding which is a common problem with most burm owners. We have a 30 year old burm who gets one food item a month and the rest of our adults get one or two per month...tops. Hope this helps.

Rob Carmichael, Curator
The Wildlife Discovery Center
Lake Forest, IL

>>I recently got a 2 month old, 25 inch female burmese and fed it one adult mouse (alive). what should i feed it next?
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Rob Carmichael, Curator
The Wildlife Discovery Center at Elawa Farm
Lake Forest, IL

i would also recommend feeding it frozen/thawed

Absolutely. Frozen/thawed prey is typically a much better alternative to live, however, freshly killed prey does have its merits if that is an alternative (as long as the food source is of a high quality).

>>i would also recommend feeding it frozen/thawed
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Rob Carmichael, Curator
The Wildlife Discovery Center at Elawa Farm
Lake Forest, IL