feeding my new ball python

[SEAWORM]

The store I got it from said feed it one mouse one time a week. I feed my one lastnight for the first time, and it eat it FAST. Then seemed to be looking up at where I put the first one in. Was my snake still hungry? It's about 2ft long and maybe 1" or so in width.

[rabernet]

Once they are in hunt mode, they stay in hunt mode for a period of time after feeding. It doesn't mean that they "need" another one.

What size was the mouse that you fed?

[SEAWORM]

It was a large mouse. Well thats what the package said. It was 3 mice in the package. All were frozen.

[rabernet]

If your description of the snake's size is accruate, then one a week should be fine.

[SecurityStacey]

Did you get the mice from like petco or petsmart? If you did... just keep in mind I bought a large adult there when the reptile store near me was out and it was the size of a hopper mouse(they run small). So if you are going to keep buying them from there - go by how big they are compared to how big your snake is around the middle.

[SEAWORM]

Yes I got the mice from petco.

[Abby_The_Python]

Once they are in hunt mode, they stay in hunt mode for a period of time after feeding.

Thats cool to know, i love that sinister look she has when she is in Hunting Mode