We received another pic of Punkin and first knee-jerk response Mike and I had was "gee looks a lil on the thin side". I've posted two pics of Punkin and would appreciate opinions. Questons:

1) Is there any sort of rule of thumb as far as grams per inch with Ball Pythons and if there is, is it dependent at all on sex and stage of life. Punkin is approximately 18 months old, unsexed and eats one mouse (not sure of size) per week and has only refused to eat once for a short period so the current owners tell us.

2) Should a BP of this age be eating more than this.

3) We want to switch Punkin over to rats (if possible) as we've noticed most feed rats. Is there a nutrional reason for rats over mice?

4) If the vet determines that Punkin is underweight, what's the best advice for putting weight on a BP? Do you just try to get them to eat bigger prey or feed more than once per week or feed more than one prey animal per feeding?


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