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Roy and Purdy. He's amazing! I couldnt have asked for a better hatchling! He's eating fuzzy mice now, and im not sure where to go next. Should i switch over to younger rats? I cant remember when, from a nutrition standpoint, it's better to switch to the younger rats vs the older mice.

This was his 3rd shed as well, although his second shed was only like a week and a half ago. He started eating fuzzys right after that, and he's grown a ton since his appetite picked up. It's just insane how fast they grow. The Columbian I got rid of was almost a year old, and 18 inches. This guy is overtaking him at an astonishing rate. He's almost as long, and almost as big around. It just blows me away. My friends that haven't seen him for a week or so are always so amazed at how much he's grown in just a week. It's hard for me to tell day to day though since I see him so much.

I'm very happy with him. I couldnt believe how much white came out after this last shed. Now you can only see green on the top plate of his head pretty much. I need to get a picture of his head plate, because the scales look like a little man or something haha. Just like another picture that was posted up of a tegus markings that looked like a little sumo guy, this looks almost identical to that. I'll try to get some pictures tomorrow.

<blockquote data-quote="simon021" data-source="post: 50448" data-attributes="member: 1085">Roy and Purdy.&nbsp; He's amazing!&nbsp; I couldnt have asked for a better hatchling!&nbsp; He's eating fuzzy mice now, and im not sure where to go next.&nbsp; Should i switch over to younger rats?&nbsp; I cant remember when, from a nutrition standpoint, it's better to switch to the younger rats vs the older mice.This was his 3rd shed as well, although his second shed was only like a week and a half ago.&nbsp; He started eating fuzzys right after that, and he's grown a ton since his appetite picked up.&nbsp; It's just insane how fast they grow.&nbsp; The Columbian I got rid of was almost a year old, and 18 inches.&nbsp; This guy is overtaking him at an astonishing rate.&nbsp; He's almost as long, and almost as big around.&nbsp; It just blows me away.&nbsp; My friends that haven't seen him for a week or so are always so amazed at how much he's grown in just a week.&nbsp; It's hard for me to tell day to day though since I see him so much.I'm very happy with him.&nbsp; I couldnt believe how much white came out after this last shed.&nbsp; Now you can only see green on the top plate of his head pretty much.&nbsp; I need to get a picture of his head plate, because the scales look like a little man or something haha.&nbsp; Just like another picture that was posted up of a tegus markings that looked like a little sumo guy, this looks almost identical to that.&nbsp; I'll try to get some pictures tomorrow.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="simon021, post: 50448, member: 1085"] Roy and Purdy. He's amazing! I couldnt have asked for a better hatchling! He's eating fuzzy mice now, and im not sure where to go next. Should i switch over to younger rats? I cant remember when, from a nutrition standpoint, it's better to switch to the younger rats vs the older mice. This was his 3rd shed as well, although his second shed was only like a week and a half ago. He started eating fuzzys right after that, and he's grown a ton since his appetite picked up. It's just insane how fast they grow. The Columbian I got rid of was almost a year old, and 18 inches. This guy is overtaking him at an astonishing rate. He's almost as long, and almost as big around. It just blows me away. My friends that haven't seen him for a week or so are always so amazed at how much he's grown in just a week. It's hard for me to tell day to day though since I see him so much. I'm very happy with him. I couldnt believe how much white came out after this last shed. Now you can only see green on the top plate of his head pretty much. I need to get a picture of his head plate, because the scales look like a little man or something haha. Just like another picture that was posted up of a tegus markings that looked like a little sumo guy, this looks almost identical to that. I'll try to get some pictures tomorrow. [/QUOTE]

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