What should I give to a 35cm ball python?

What should I feed her? 35cm it's still considered a baby?
In average (not talking about mine) but in average how much a 35cm ball python weight?

Thank you very much!

It varies greatly, you really need to actually weigh it to know for sure. That size snake is still a baby.

But a mouse hopper is probably the correct size.

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Originally Posted by The Serpent Merchant

It varies greatly, you really need to actually weigh it to know for sure. That size snake is still a baby.

But a mouse hopper is probably the correct size.

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x2. It all Varies. I have 2 juvi's that were born early 2011 and only weigh between 350-400 grams. They've been fighting a RI for about 3 months though and won't eat. BOTH are a little over 2 1/2 feet though.

As long as your BP isn't always roaming looking for food and is being lazy you're good on weight. BUT to a snake being a baby..I'd say go with what was posted above.lol

TO FOOD... just go about 15% of the body weight and you shouldn't have a problem.

In fact 35cm is extremely small for a BP most will be at lest that big when they hatch.

I would invest in an inexpensive scale 10-15% of body weight is the best way to go with feeding I try to stay away from mice if possible because Ball Pythons cna be very picky about what they eat and when your snake gets full grown you will have to feed 2-3 mice in a meal. I would think at that size a Rat fuzzy or Pup would be OK but again without a weight it is hard to tell :)

Here is a general size comparison chart for you hope this was helpful

MICE

Sm. Pink 1-2 grams
Lg. Pink 2-4 grams
Peach Fuzz 4-6 grams
Fuzzies 5-8 grams
Hoppers 8-12 grams
Sm. Mice 11-16 grams
Med. Mice 15-24 grams
Lg. Mice 24-28 grams
XLg. Mice 30 grams+

Rats:
Rat Sm. Pink 3-8 grams
Rat Lg. Pink 5-12 grams
Rat Fuzzies 10-20 grams
Rat Pup 20-30 grams
Rat Wean 30-45 grams
Rat Sm. 40-80 grams
Rat Med. 80-150 grams
Rat Lg. 140-200 grams
Rat XLg. 190-250 grams

You really should get a scale and weigh it. Most people feed a prey item that is 10-15% of snakes weight. You can also go buy feeding a prey item that is about as big around as the snakes widest part of body if you don't have a scale.

A rat pup is going to be to big, a fuzzy is about as big as I would go with a BP this small (about 13.8 inches)

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Originally Posted by Blandini

What should I feed her? 35cm it's still considered a baby?
In average (not talking about mine) but in average how much a 35cm ball python weight?

Thank you very much!

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Dont drive yourself nuts trying to do the math and weighing and measureing your snakes (its important to know sometimes but not essential), just make sure they are eating and they will gain weight (if they are healthy that is), I wouldnt waste my time on hoppers or pinkies, just start giving it weinling mice and it will do just fine, besides in my experience with picky eaters they tend to like and take weinling mice just fine and could probably take a small mouse no problem even at that size. They can eat bigger sizes than most people think they can (if its reasonable).