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I'm planning on ordering some food next week, and I want to get six months worth and put it in the deep freeze. I'm confident about choosing the proper size prey items for the snakes as they are now, but don't know what to get for later.
I have a six month old northern pine, and am anxiously awaiting the arrival of a six month old bull (Jason, if you are reading this, thank you for being so patient, hopefully it will warm up enough for shipping soon).
So, for now I'm going to need lots of rat pinkies. And I know that every snake is different, I'm just looking for a ballpark here. On the average, what size rats am I going to need for a year old northern pine and a year old bull snake?

Thats a good question Poomwah. I have a 4 month old bull and she's eating 2-3 hopper mice every 5-6 days. They're about the same size as rat pinks. I just placed a feeder order and they messed up my order and sent me all rat fuzzys instead of pinks and fuzzys. The fuzzys definitely look too big for her right now but I'm sure she'll be ready for them in a few months. I would probably order a few rat pinks, more fuzzys, and a few rat pups. That should cover your current and future needs. I'm sure Jason can tell you what they're eating now and how fast they typically grow too. Best wishes with the new addition.

thanks Zig

My year old bull is eating grown mice. I think you might need to up the prey size for pits as compared to what you are used to feeding kings. Bulls can, will, and do eat a lot, and get hungry fast. Don't be shy on the food.

thanks acheela

The only Pits I've ever kept have Ben Gophers. They grew fast, ate alot and had fast metabolisms. If your husbandry is correct (heating requirements), think good sized prey items and think lots. I had a friend who started off his hatchling annectens w/ fuzzies.

reako45

thanks reako