Pinkies

Is it okay to feed pinkies to a juvenile ball python, maybe two at a time because they're so small? I just have a whole bunch left over that I don't want to waste. Otherwise, is there a good "trade" site where I might be able to swap them with someone locally for fuzzies?

Pinkies are really too small for a Bp you might be able to double them up but some Bp's won't even strike at them.

I had a feeling of that, but I'm willing to try it as long as it won't hurt her. It'll be her first feeding since I got her only 9 days ago. I heard they sometimes need smaller meals after adjusting to a new home anyway.

They won't hurt your BP, but don;t be surprised if she turns her nose up at them either. Give it a shot and see what happens.

With young BP's the best way to judge rodent size/amount is by weight. you want to feed them 15% of their body weight.

Example so say you have a BP that weighs 100 grams

100 x 0.15 = 15 grams so you should feed that 100 gram BP 15 grams of rodent.

I had a similar question, glad I checked here first! The pet store where I work special ordered live pinkies for a customer and he/she never came to pick them up, and since they were delivered without their mother (what?!) they are starting to pass on...so I was thinking of taking some for my BP, who is eating adult mice right now. So far they have set aside 8 for me! Hope it won't hurt her.

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Originally Posted by paperaith

I had a similar question, glad I checked here first! The pet store where I work special ordered live pinkies for a customer and he/she never came to pick them up, and since they were delivered without their mother (what?!) they are starting to pass on...so I was thinking of taking some for my BP, who is eating adult mice right now. So far they have set aside 8 for me! Hope it won't hurt her.

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Augh, that's horrible. Hopefully your snake will eat them, otherwise find something that will or have them humanely euthanized ASAP.

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Originally Posted by skinnyrascal

Augh, that's horrible. Hopefully your snake will eat them, otherwise find something that will or have them humanely euthanized ASAP.

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Yeah. They're being fed regularly but some of them still aren't making it. We were shocked that they were delivered with no mother! (I work at a small independent pet store, not a crappy Petco/Petsmart) I hope they are all gone by the time I go in for my next shift on Sat.