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BryanB
11-03-12, 08:34 PM
2 months or so ago I increased the size of Inka's (Peruvian long tail boa) large mice to small rats the seamed to satisfy for about 4 feedings or so but now he is hungry every 5 days it seams. His normal schedule is every 10 days but he has grown about 5 inches and put on some girth so my question is I have 15 small rats left and he will not eat 2 at a time should I feed him every 5 days which he seems to want or give away the last rats I have and get medium rats and try to keep him on every 10 days?

Wildside
11-03-12, 08:56 PM
I hate wasting rats.

I don't see a problem with feeding every 5 days if that's what he wants.

rmfsnakes32
11-04-12, 07:47 AM
Finish off your supply of small rats feed every 5 days then switch to medium rats. How old is inka? if its under a year you should still feed once a week as they do most of their big growth during the 1st year of life!

BryanB
11-04-12, 05:34 PM
i am not 100% on his age i have heard everything from 8- 20 months or so he was given to me and i believe he was maintenance fed till i got him but now he eats like a champ.
Iinka day 1 early august this year
http://i1223.photobucket.com/albums/dd506/glass-frog/photo7-1.jpg
Inka late October this year same hand
http://i1223.photobucket.com/albums/dd506/glass-frog/5c7ba53d15236d7f99c25bf979f13079.jpg