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    Feeding amount

    Will feeding amount affect the length? I used to give my bp two mice every second week but recently he starts searching for more so I feel like giving him 3 every second week. Any advice on how to sort out proper amount? He is 5 years old an 110 cm

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    Feeding amount

    10%-15% of your balls weight is what some go by (including myself) in terms or prey. Some also go by just a visual and feed prey based on the largest part of the snakes body.

    I think the appropriate sized prey will affect weight more than length but I don't have expertise on weight verse length, based on the size of prey.

    I would think length would not really be effected, to me a snake underfed would have the same approximate length as one that was properly fed just the weight would be the main difference.

    Again I do not gave the expertise with this question so please take this feedback with a grain of salt. Hopefully someone with more knowledge can chime in.


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    Thank you...I fear to feed him the size of his widest part. I think there is something wrong with his jaw. It seems like it interlocks the wrong way but I dont have the expertize to know for sure

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    Feeding amount

    Does the jaw look normal when closed? What does the ball do that draws you to this conclusion?

    If there is a true concern a vet might not be a bad idea just to have the expert advise based on the professional opinion from someone that can physically examine the snake.

    The good thing to me at least is the ball, based on measurements, is about 3 1/2 foot in length, jaw has been working good for this long it should be able to handle the appropriate size prey ok.

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    Re: Feeding amount

    Time to switch to rats, if you can. One small rat every 10 days, perhaps?
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    Martin. He can close his mouth normally but sometimes while he is eating it just looks like there is something wrong. I have no reference, maybe I should youtube it.

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    Dav: Thank you. I am just curious. What makes you say that?

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    Re: Feeding amount

    A small rat seems like a more appropriately sized meal for a snake like the one you have.
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    Re: Feeding amount

    I just eyeball it but one time I tried to feed a larger rat to one of my bigger girls and I feed live. I learned a valuable lesson bigger rats are more aggressive and I had to thump the rat on the head because it was biting and putting up a hell of a fight. Smaller is better.

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    Re: Feeding amount

    Ya switch to rats no wider then the widest part of his body...or increase the mice feeding to every 5 days. As for the jaw thing? I don't know until I see, but the jaws all work independent of each other so when they unhinge it can look like there is something wrong. If he's been doing it this long I'm sure he is fine.
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