she might need to move up from mice to rats soon.

[Ogre]

So I have had my bp since october or slightly earlier and shes getting bigger. I want to say shes about a inch in diameter at her biggest and about 2 feet long. I dont have a scale and I really dont know how big around small rats are but I know for a fact that she isnt full after one adult mouse anymore. I hope one of the more experianced people on here can tell me if they think shes ready for a small rat. I also dont have the funds for a scale atm and its way to cold to take her anywhere to weigh her (even though taking my snake some where to get wieghed seems obsured).

[TheSnakeEye]

Ball pythons fresh out of the egg can be started on rats. Large rat pinkies or even fuzzies will be fine.

[shadow120]

just make sure its appropriate size and go for it the sooner the better feeding a 3500g mouser gets expensive

[Ogre]

only thing is i cant get rats that arent adults so the smallest I can do is a small adult rat. and I think she may be bigger than an inch in diameter shes almost is as big around as a paper towel roll.

[Ogre]

well I bought the smallest rat that petco has.

[Haldthin]

You don't need to get the rats from petco. There are many great sites to purchase them from, or if you are like me just buy them when there is a reptile show near you. I normally buy the current food and one size up for when my corn needs bigger.

[Ogre]

yeah the only thing is I dont feed f/t live only and I will start breeding once I move. Its just easier and I live way out of the way for a rep show.