k so im going to get him mice today i think ill get the small adult mouse right now the hoppers are only 9 grams, so yeah thanks
10-08-2010, 09:05 PM
angllady2
For one thing, you can't stretch a snakes stomach like a humans. At 120 grams that snake can easily take an adult mouse.
To the OP, trust me, as scary as it is sometimes, you'd be amazed at what they can swallow. And I have discovered, they won't force anything they feel is too big, they'll simply spit it back out.
If you are very worried the meal was too big, give the snake an extra day before handling, and if it's not ready to eat again on schedule, then next feeding go a little smaller. This works well with all 12 of mine.
Gale
10-08-2010, 10:45 PM
Amp625
yea sounds great its been 24 hours since he ate it his belly is much larger i usually at leat wait 48 hours after feeding, so should i feed a hopper next feed?
10-09-2010, 08:38 AM
kitedemon
Everything is that has been said is true no point in repeating it I scanned over the responses so if I am repeating something I am sorry. The point I'd bring up is that Ball Pythons imprint on their food and that feeding mice should be considered I'd recommend feeding rats and rats only. Picture 3 years down the road and needing to but a collection of mice to feed rather than an adult rat.
10-09-2010, 09:56 AM
Amp625
but rats are too big right now
10-09-2010, 12:13 PM
AkHerps
Yeah I can't feed rats either right now because our store only sells small, medium, large. Maybe when I get some extra cash and can pay for the millions of dollars it costs to ship f/t to Alaska T_T
