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  • 11-08-2013, 01:13 AM
    Tianna
    Okay thank you... Also someone said she was thin , I've never owned snakes before but I've read everything I could on ball pythons, maybe I'm not feeding her enough? How big of rat should I be feeding her and how many how often.? I was feeding her two fuzzies once a week before she escaped.
  • 11-08-2013, 01:44 AM
    Inarikins
    10-15% of her body weight (or a prey item about as wide as the snake is at its widest) every 5-7 days.
  • 11-08-2013, 08:29 AM
    Phantomtip
    Re: HELP.. just found my ball python after 3 months of it being gone.
    Relax and let her settle back in after being gone. Treat her like you just got her. She will come around and eat. If she went back to her enclosure after being on the loose for 3 months she knows its a good place to be. After you let her have time to settle in weigh her and get the appropriate sized rat for her. It is awesome she came back. Good luck.
  • 11-08-2013, 02:28 PM
    Tianna
    Ok, so I'm feeling a bit better after reading everyone's comments. She ate both the fuzzies late last night I had to wiggle the first one a bit for her to get it but the second one she took no problem. She's since been hiding out in her hidey hole, coming out every so often to roam around her cage. I assume this is a good sign.... I'm thinking she probably went back to her enclosure because she knew it'd be warm there. I have her in my basement/hang out room that's only half renovated so half our floors are cement so I'm sure it was getting cold wherever she was.
  • 11-08-2013, 02:32 PM
    Archimedes
    Don't worry, she isn't emaciated; she does look a little bit thin, but it's not to the point of unhealthy at all, and she'll plump back up with a few good meals. Glad she ate for you!
  • 11-08-2013, 02:45 PM
    dillan2020
    Not sure how big your snake is but a normal size 2 year old snake would be eating a lot more then 2 fuzzies a week. once it's all settled in I would definitely think about upping the size of it's meals.
  • 11-08-2013, 02:52 PM
    Archimedes
    I agree on upping her prey size, but I would wait until after next feeding; let her get good and settled in at home, then move her to rat pups. If that leaves a bulge, stick with pups; if not, up to weanlings. And so it goes.
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