when to upgrade.

[serius007]

I have a rtb female 5-6 feet long. I ussually feed her a large rat 10-14 days. Now i think she needs more because at 8 days she looked ravenous. And the morning after she got fed she still looks hungry and on the hunt or ready to strike.

Should I upgrade to colossol rats? What do I do with the medium rats that I have? Feed her two at a time. Not powerfeed but give it to her on a plate and let her decide if she wants two.? I keep thinking chill out. I just fed you last night. Later today when it gets more light out she will finally go back to her box.

Should I feed her every 7 days until the large ones are gone and then upgrade to jumbo?

Thanks,
James

[thetupak]

you have a picture of the snake to?

[BurmeseMike]

my aunt has one that is around 6 ft and it eats baby bunnies

[thetupak]

ya but not every snake is going to eat the same size and it also depends on the supplyer i get jumbos from big apple and someone elses jumbo might be bigger really you have to go by the girth

[thetupak]

the one on the left is a colossol rat and the other is a large one

[Dragon]

My 6 foot female takes a huge rat every 10-14 days, my 5 foot male who isn't quite as bulky as the female gets a large rat every 10-14 days. As long as she is maintaining good body weight there's no need to panic. With a boa you can feed about 1 1/2 times the girth of the snake with no worries, they are built to eat large prey. If she can take a huge rat then give her a huge rat and see how long she goes before she looks hungry again. Feeding a large rat every 14 days to a 6 foot female boa is not powerfeeding.

	1.1 One Male and One Female

[serius007]

I measured the girth and it is 9 and half inches the biggest part 2-3 days after she ate.

[Kent K25]

At that age and size one appropriate sized prey item every 10-14 days is just right. Now whether or not to upgrade to colossal, thats a judgement call for you to make. As Tupak mentioned, the girth rule is what to go by. One prey item the size of the biggest part of your snake is just right. If you have leftover large ones and feeding two of them would be about the same as one colossal, then yes, feed two of those every 10-14 days. As for your snake being very active still the day after feeding, it coud be due to many things, nothing to really worry about.

[thetupak]

you said the snakes 9 and a half inches is that round if so i looked at a tape measure and it looks like jumbo to me but could be wrong i ussually dont measure to see exactly i ussually roughly guess
sopure thanks for the help im not to good at explaining things lol

[eddie]

Dang rat has more money than I do......

[ecwredtail]

my 2 rtb's are 6' and 7' they have no trouble w/2large rats every 2 weeks if anything sometimes i find that 14 days is to soon and they arent ready to eat for another 3/4 days

[thetupak]

Originally Posted by eddie

Dang rat has more money than I do......

LMAO notice my rats are broke

[Kent K25]

haha, tupak, broke rats, how embarrassing! You totally got showed up

[serius007]

Is it better to feed two large rats at one feeding every 14 days or longer. Or one large rat a week. At 7 days now she looks hungry and on the hunt. And she hasn't pooped in a while like a month I guess. If she is eating enough they will poop faster? If she doesn't eat enough it will be slower? The temps should be right. 80-84 at night on the hot side and 88-92 in the day on the warm side.

Thanks

[serius007]

btw the snake is the same one as above and do they eat more often or more food in the summer? Because the days are getting longer and warmer.