Hey guys,
I'm super new to snakes and Esmeralda is my first Bredli. She's kept in our classroom. The first time I fed her I fed her 2 small rats which she ate ferociously. I dropped one by accident and she took the second one. By the time I came back 10 mins later she'd eaten both. I dont think her last owner fed her regularly and she was probably starving. I offered her a large rat 2 weeks later but she was about to shed and declined my offer. Once she shed (a few days later) I offered her a warm large rat again and she wolfed it. It took her about 20mins to devour though. I'm now going on school holidays and want to feed her before I go (it's been two weeks exactly). I warmed up a jumbo rat to get her through the 2 1/2 weeks and this thing is enormous - like a guinea pig! She looked at it, smelled it, and showed little to no interest.
Is it because it's too big for her? Am I over feeding her? What size and how often would be best for a healthy, happy Bredli?
I'm told she's 6. She's approx 2m in length and full of attitude. We're in Weipa, Cape York. It's super hot but she's inside and has heat mat and lamp to counteract the aircon. She's active some days and sleepy the others. She seems happy and looks bright, clean and shiny (maybe that's also cause she just shed)
Help please!
Cass
I'm super new to snakes and Esmeralda is my first Bredli. She's kept in our classroom. The first time I fed her I fed her 2 small rats which she ate ferociously. I dropped one by accident and she took the second one. By the time I came back 10 mins later she'd eaten both. I dont think her last owner fed her regularly and she was probably starving. I offered her a large rat 2 weeks later but she was about to shed and declined my offer. Once she shed (a few days later) I offered her a warm large rat again and she wolfed it. It took her about 20mins to devour though. I'm now going on school holidays and want to feed her before I go (it's been two weeks exactly). I warmed up a jumbo rat to get her through the 2 1/2 weeks and this thing is enormous - like a guinea pig! She looked at it, smelled it, and showed little to no interest.
Is it because it's too big for her? Am I over feeding her? What size and how often would be best for a healthy, happy Bredli?
I'm told she's 6. She's approx 2m in length and full of attitude. We're in Weipa, Cape York. It's super hot but she's inside and has heat mat and lamp to counteract the aircon. She's active some days and sleepy the others. She seems happy and looks bright, clean and shiny (maybe that's also cause she just shed)
Help please!
Cass
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