Feeding frequency

Hello all,

I'm new here and new to BP's. I've ben reading as any care sheets etc and forums as I can and I haven't seen an answer to the question I have.
When I got my BP I was told he was eating 2 small mice every 10 days. He's about 200 grams. When I went to get feeders the smallest they had were pretty much full grown. Girth wise they were fine but rather than over feed him I decided to feed one mouse and try him again in a few days. 4 days later he aggressively took another mouse.

So, my question is....wouldn't that be a more natural feeding routine? In the wild they would likely find one prey item at a time and maybe another a few nights later.

Does anyone use a schedule like this or have any idea of benefits or drawbacks?

Thanks for any help or advise!

When they are small an appropriate sized meal every five days is ideal. Then eventually bump it to once a week.

A local breeder told me to keep my BP on a once a week schedule and if feeding it more than one mouse at a time then go up to the next size of mouse.http://ball-pythons.net/forums/image...lxevlTy3lo.gif