Help!

[Elliot]

he is 21 inches

I would feed him 3 or 4 minnows every 3 days probably. I would definatley try to get him on mice.

[Miranda Jane]

I don't like feeding rodents because I had a pet hampster and you can see their little faces and its so sad. can I feed him the fish fillets?

[Elliot]

You can get frozen mice and thaw them out, I don't know if that'd help any though.

[adamanteus]

Fish fillets are fine up to a point, but they lack many nutrients simply because they are fillets. Whole animals are your snake's natural prey.

[Stefan-A]

I had pet hamsters once (twice). Bred them a dozen or so times.

Feeding snakes f/t mice isn't that bad. It felt a bit weird the first time, but there's really nothing to it.

[Miranda Jane]

say I fed him the fish fillet and added some sort of suppliment, how much should I give him?

[adamanteus]

Just a light dusting of a multi-vitamin especially prepared for reptiles and mixed with a little calcium powder should suffice. Don't overdo it, it's not necessary every meal. I still feel you would be better using whole animals....if your snake hasn't shed for seven months this would suggest he hasn't grown for seven months either.

[Miranda Jane]

okay, so if I fed him pinkies, how often should I feed him and how much?

[adamanteus]

At 21 inches, he'll take quite a few! Start him off on four or five, and see how that goes. It's a still a good idea to dust with supplements occasionally too.

[Miranda Jane]

4 or 5 a week?