feeding???

i got a new ball python 16-18 inches.. male. i think hes from this year. im not sure what size mouse is too big or too small? could someone tell me a good size? or direct me to a lab mouse size chart id there is such a thing...

thanks!!

normally you should feed them 1.5x they're stomach width, atleast thats what I heard. my 08 babies(not sure birthdate but they're from this year) are on adult mice

A regular small-medium adult mouse should do it.

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Originally Posted by Eulogy13

i got a new ball python 16-18 inches.. male. i think hes from this year. im not sure what size mouse is too big or too small? could someone tell me a good size? or direct me to a lab mouse size chart id there is such a thing...

thanks!!

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Do you have a scale? I feed 10-15% of the snake's weight (up to about a 90g prey size.)

I select mice or rats that are long and thin. About the same size and the fattest part of the snakes body.

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Originally Posted by Nagini88

normally you should feed them 1.5x they're stomach width, atleast thats what I heard. my 08 babies(not sure birthdate but they're from this year) are on adult mice

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I'm pretty sure you actually don't want to feed mice/rats any bigger than the snakes diameter. Just equal or smaller.

For my 08's I feed larger rat pups (I say larger because they have varying sizes but the same name/price, so I just pick out the largest pups of the bunch)