My new WA bhp.

[Levold]

Only 500g and 2 years old. He has a great personality. Think I need to get some more soon. Such a feisty one. Lol.



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[Skelhorn]

500g...that is tiny. Still a very nice looking snake. Lucky!

 

[Snowman]

Where did you source it from?

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Couple of my Kimberly specimens.

 

[Levold]

PailsForScales in Ballarat

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Couple of my Kimberly specimens.

 

[reb01]

Very nice Levolt...i still cant see why you havent send me that female yet..With anyluck they make a good pair and produce some stunners in the future..

 

[Snapped]

Lovely looking BHP, did they say why he was underweight?

 

[Levold]

Lovely looking BHP, did they say why he was underweight?

His chart says he only ate 1 sub adult rat every 20 days.

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[davobmx]

Seems a bit undersize, my carpet who's almost 2 is over 1kg.
Probs fiesty cause he's so hungry.

 

[Levold]

What recommendations for feeding him should i do? 1 x 50g wiener rats Weekly? or 2 x 50g / 1 x 100g rats/week? or more? Dont want to over feed him, but want him to catch up a bit in size.

He is about 110cm long.

 

[whyme]

1/2 a keg at 2yr is a bit small, but not unhealthy. W.A's tend to be a bit smaller. Give him a mid rat every 7-10 days. He should have a growth spurt soon . BTW, nice bhp.

 

[davobmx]

i go by body weight percentage for feeding, not for everyone but i like around 20%(25% max) feed size. so for ur guy at 500gm ay 100-120gram every 7-10 days is good, time for them to defecate and get there hunger back before next feeding.

BHPs are notoriously aggressive feeders, seen some eat upto 40% of there body weight easy but wouldnt recommend doing that.

 

[Levold]

Talk about aggressive feeding. After I took this pic, he jumped outta his box and
Chased me across the room while lunging at me with open jaws. I couldn't stop laughing. He is fine when food isn't around though. Definitely a keeper.


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[Levold]

Just measured and weight him. Been feeding him a 100g rat every time he poops. Abt every 5 to 6 days. He is now 130cm and almost 800g after his latest poop.

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[davobmx]

Good work, give him a day or 2 after he poos to relax and get his hunger back.
You can look at feeding 150g-180gm rats now.

 

[Levold]

An update on my WA/NT boy. He is about 900 g now and can easily eat 170g rats. Almost doubled in weight since I got him. Probably a foot longer than when I got him 2 months ago.

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[sharky]

CRAP! Has he gotten big! Great job, he's a big healthy boy!!!

 

[AndrewHenderson]

You're going to give that snake fatty liver disease feeding it like that. Switch to leaner food sources like rabbits, chicks or quails. Occasional rats don't harm but constantly feeding it rats like that isn't going to end well

 

[Tobe404]

Nice looking BHP .

Glad he's growing nicely for you and putting on a decent amount of weight.

Not trying to be negative about this...
Does his head/black look 'longer' than other BHP's (particularly in the second pic)?
Would him being underweight (at the time) have anything to do with this? Just curious.

 

[Snowman]

Nice looking BHP .

Not trying to be negative about this...
Does his head/black look 'longer' than other BHP's (particularly in the second pic)?
Would him being underweight (at the time) have anything to do with this? Just curious.

Nope. Looks normal.

 

[davobmx]

good work mate. always nice to have solid results.