eat

Watched Jempi swallow a rat for the first time. So far I have always left him alone after he took the rat/mouse I offered him to make sure he eats it and doesn't bring the food back up. Interesting to see how the snake sort of stands up and lets the rat slowly go down.

it's been a while

A few months down the line, and things are going pretty well with Jempi. He eats pretty much everything I serve him - baby rates, mice, frozen/thawed or live, it doesn't make any difference. He eats it all.

I have been feeding him on a more or less regular schedule, every 7-10 days. Earlier this week though I had a conversation with one of the guys who runs Urban Jungle, and asked his opinion on how often and how much I should feed my snake. The guy has been in the business for 22 years so he must have some experience, and he recommended to feed up to four times a week at this point, to really boost the snake's growth. Once it hits the thousand grammes mark I should start to be more careful to make sure it doesn't get overweight, but until then I shouldn't worry about overfeeding.

Will take his advice and start feeding more often, he should grow faster than he does. I bought the snake in July and it hasn't shed its skin once, and that doesn't seem right.