When to start feeding bigger mice & less frequently??

Hi! I have a 4 month old male bumblebee enchi. Currently, he eats 1 live hopper a week. Last BP I had was fully grown and I didn't go through the process of changing her feeding frequency or type, so I'm not exactly sure around when I should start feeding him less frequently and what size mouse.
Any guidance would be super appreciated :)

Lindsey &Leo

I don't have an answer to your question, however hoppers are too small for a 4 month old BP.

The guy I got him from advised me to feed him one hopper a week? He works exclusively with snakes and handles many different kinds so he seemed credible to me.. any thoughts?

They eat hoppers for their first 3-5 meals and then quickly move up, depending on the weight of your BP he should be on something bigger by now.

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Originally Posted by Lindseypulk

The guy I got him from advised me to feed him one hopper a week? He works exclusively with snakes and handles many different kinds so he seemed credible to me.. any thoughts?

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Hoppers are only fed to BPs for their first few meals out of the egg. Typically only 3-5 meals before moving up to small adult mice.

This is why it's so important to do independent research and learn from multiple, reputable sources... before bringing an animal home.

Don´t trust just one source.

https://ball-pythons.net/forums/show...ing-Guidelines

This feeding chart should help.

This is the first meal I've given him since I got him, so I didn't doubt his handler. Its also why I deferred to you guys for input. I'll move him up next week no problem. Not new to BP's, in fact, this is my 3rd, and I had a cali king before too, just have less experience with younger BP's. Thanks for the info! :)

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Originally Posted by Lindseypulk

This is the first meal I've given him since I got him, so I didn't doubt his handler. Its also why I deferred to you guys for input. I'll move him up next week no problem. Not new to BP's, in fact, this is my 3rd, and I had a cali king before too, just have less experience with younger BP's. Thanks for the info! :)

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I get ya. Follow the feeding chart (it doesn't have to be to a T) and you´ll be fine.

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Originally Posted by Lindseypulk

This is the first meal I've given him since I got him, so I didn't doubt his handler. Its also why I deferred to you guys for input. I'll move him up next week no problem. Not new to BP's, in fact, this is my 3rd, and I had a cali king before too, just have less experience with younger BP's. Thanks for the info! :)

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Sounds good!