Question!?

[MattA*]

hey all, i have a quick question for u guys..
How often do u feed ur ball pythons??
i have a 08 female and i feed her every 7 days.
BUT..lightly she has been looking a lil TOO BIG!
i feed her life adult mice and i do not have a gram scale any more so i dont kno her weight

[Neal]

I'm sure most people on here if not everybody experienced will tell you once a week. What you consider big, is probably just healthy, pictures provided would be very helpful though, since I see you said you don't have a scale.

[blackcrystal22]

Every 5-7 Days is fine.

[MattA*]

sweet..
ya pic would be helpfull
sorry its not the best pic. but shes in a very pissy mood and when i tryed to pick her up she started hissing lol

[Neal]

Looks like she is going to shed soon. She doesn't look un-healthy or anything, looks to be in good health. As far as thats concerned, if you're worried what you can do is on every 5th or 6th meal, give her a smaller prey to let her clear her system good.

[MattA*]

ya i kno shes bout to shed
and ya today is feeding day and i was just wondering
umm ok well i guess ill just feed her something smaller and ya
well thank u all for ur help and if any one wants to add somethin on ill still be here

[Neal]

Well if it's feeding day, I would just go ahead and skip this week, as she is in shed anyways.

[MattA*]

really?
i fed her on her shed a few times and she never refused
but if u think its a good idea ill do that

[Neal]

It's up to you, I wouldn't. I try not to bother my snakes while they're in shed as it stresses them out. It wouldn't cause any harm to not feed her. You can ask for a second opinion if you like, but I wouldn't.

[stratus_020202]

I offer mine food during shed. If she doesn't take it right away i remove it. I just have to remember her eyes are cloudy and it's difficult for her to see. She's never refused a meal either. I think if you're careful and watch closely she should be fine, but remember if the mouse bites her, she could become fearful of ever eating a mouse. She might go off food for awhile.

She looks about the same size as mine. Which is also an 08, and also in shed at the moment. Lol.