Hi Everyone!
Apologies in advance, this is my first forum post ever (to any forum). I've got some questions about the weight/feeding/care of two balls I've recently acquired. These are the first snakes I've ever owned, but I've been researching my butt off to make sure that I'm caring for them in the right way.

I recently rescued a normal ball female (Vera) about 3 weeks ago- the owners said she was 8 months. She's about 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 feet in length, and weighs 142g. They were feeding her hoppers and admitted that she hadn't been handled or had a proper substrate change in over two months. She eats well and is very active. We've been feeding her using the 15% rule every 7 days, but from the other forums it seems that she's very small for her age. Should I be feeding more food or more often?



I just purchased a chubber of a male pastel (Archimedes) because he looked just miserable in his Petco prison. They were power feeding him adult mice, as many as he would take (which they advised was typically 2-3 per week). They said they weren't positive on his age, but believe he's less than a year old. He's about 2.5-3 feet long and 348g. Based on what I've read he's obese, but I've struggled to find a definitive approach for getting them back to a healthy weight. What's the appropriate way to get him back to a proper weight?

Aside from the weight gain, if via the pictures you see anything funky health wise, please let me know. Also, I have no intention of breeding these two, I just want them to be healthy!!

Thank you in advance!
-Sue