We've recently switched the ball pythons over to rats that are around 25-35g in size. We went to get feeders today and we got the last few they had and all they had were two 30g and two really small ones. They get these rats in as weanlings but these two small ones are definatly not weanlings. They are 18 and 19g. Far too small to be a meal for two of our ball pythons. They also seem really thin and bony like they haven't eaten in days (which they probably haven't since they were pulled from their mother too soon.)

So I was wondering, is it normal for small rats, around 1-2 weeks to be so bony and thin?

Also, would it be a better idea to keep the feeders till next week to get them to gain some weight before becoming food? Or should I just go ahead and feed them off. It just seems pointless to feed my snakes something that is skin and bones.