What size/kind of prey do you feed your BCI?

[ChristinaM]

Curious on species, age, and prey size and type

Need to know how big of prey my guys are going to need eventually. I'm already running into "problems" with my Colombian BCI....in the sense that I'm having a hard time finding prey of appropriate sizing. Around these parts, a "large" rat is around 200gr. Well, BigBoy at 2 of those, plus a 70gr. one that another snake refused.

Right now, my BCI's are as follows:

Sassy, female Hog Isle BCI, age: approx. 1yr, eating 130gr-180gr rats. ( she weighs approx. 500gr )

BigBoy, male Colombian BCI, age: approaching 1yr old, eating multiple 200gr.( he weighs 1043gr as of 7.7.04 )

[Invictus]

I'm not sure about weight, but I can go by length. My baby boas are on their 3rd meals, so they will now be getting adult mice. The ones I got back in March will be getting small rats. My 2 year old male boa, who is about 5 feet, gets large (300-395g) rats or 1/2 lb rabbits. The adult boas (ranging from 6.5 - 9 feet) get about 2lbs of rats or 3 lb rabbits in each feeding.

[ChristinaM]

Thanks Ken....gives me an idea of what I need to stock the freezer with.