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How do I know if I am feeding my burmese enough?

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she is about 6 months old right now and we are feeding her 4 full grown mice a week. Pet store worker said it is probably time to just step up to two small rats instead of 4 mice, may be even three...?
After she eats the lump usualy goes completely away in a day or two then a couple days later she defecates and then it is usaly 2 days after that when she eats again...


schedule is pretty much like this:

Wednesday we feed her 4 full grown mice
friday-saturday the "lump" is completely gone.
sunday-monday she defecates
wednesday she eats ago and so on and so forth....
 
just one small rat a week?

the amount mice she is eating per week would be about the same as two or three of the "small" rats they sell.
 
if the mice are good size, then go to a good sized medium rat. basically, its better to feed one larger prey item, than a bunch of smaller sized ones.
 
what these guys are telling you is from experience. You got it right with the schedule and amount but wouldnt it be easier feeding 1 small-medium rat than 4 mice per feeding? Its time to make the transition and your burm will be the better for it!
happy herping
 
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