family ignores me and only gets my snake a mouse about once a month

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Originally Posted by LimblessReptile

http://imgur.com/gallery/rCust here are the pictures of him (theyre pretty bad pictures but I think you can tell how big hes gotten) edit: you guys are right, I don't wanna lose him by selling him so im gonna put more effort into feeding him right

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Im new to the herp field myself so i may not be right but id say it looks healthy,id say its big enough for a rat..when you feed too small meals its basically a waste..it needs to be fed every week at that size and when full grown every 11 days..very pretty snake!btw what type/size of enclosure is it kept?has it shed and did it shed in a few pieces or many?do you feed live prey or frozen/thawed? (Fyi F/T is a little cheaper &you can store several for future feedings,i buy F/T from petsmart and my girl is small..she eats fuzzies and you can get a pack of 6 for $12,they also have packs of 2 rats and different sizes as well..from what "ive" heard and read is prey should be the size of the widest part of your snakes body,no bigger) somebody plz inform me as well if im wrong just trying to give you a little of my insight

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Originally Posted by Hlow87

Im new to the herp field myself so i may not be right but id say it looks healthy,id say its big enough for a rat..when you feed too small meals its basically a waste..it needs to be fed every week at that size and when full grown every 11 days..very pretty snake!btw what type/size of enclosure is it kept?has it shed and did it shed in a few pieces or many?do you feed live prey or frozen/thawed? (Fyi F/T is a little cheaper &you can store several for future feedings,i buy F/T from petsmart and my girl is small..she eats fuzzies and you can get a pack of 6 for $12,they also have packs of 2 rats and different sizes as well..from what "ive" heard and read is prey should be the size of the widest part of your snakes body,no bigger) somebody plz inform me as well if im wrong just trying to give you a little of my insight

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the enclosure is 30 x 12 x 14 it has aspen bedding on the left is the heating pad and also the light on top, inbetween those is a stick so he can get closer to the light if he wants then in the middle is his water bowl, and on the right is a log. hes shed like 5 times and its in pieces usually, but he gets it all off himself. only a couple times have I had to help him shed with baths and such. I feed him live ones. I'm not sure how big the rats are at the pet store so ill have to find out if theyre the right size for him. I'm thinking of getting packs of frozen ones so that I can stock up and feed him on schedule

Frozen would probably be best, it also cuts the chances of parasites getting transfered to your snake as well once frozen parasites in the rat die..id say your doing well as a beginner just make sure you feed her more regularly..good luck!

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Yes best if you buy 4 frozen rats each month. The pictured snake should be on smalls. See this chart: https://ball-pythons.net/forums/show...mparison-Chart

BUT! check with parents first about keeping rats in the freezer.

Small or weaned. Whichever is closer to what it's been eating.

I find it hard to believe an adult bp needs to eat every single week providing it's healthy and at a normal weight, but once a month on just mice is definitely nowhere near enough. I would sell the snake as others have mentioned, since you don't seem to have any control over the care of your snake. If/when you are able to move out, then I would consider getting another snake, that way you can provide for it to the extent it requires.

If you can convince your parents to buy in a way that would allow you to feed the snake properly, then that is also fine, but you will have to figure that out with your parents. If you go the f/t way, maybe see if your parents could get a cheap used chest freezer to store your snake food in if they're uncomfortable having the rodents in the main freezer. I've seen decent-sized chest freezers for well under $100 being sold used on various platforms, it just may take some looking around.

update: I got my snake a good size rat today, I talked to my mom and she can get them on her way home from work. so I can feed him on schedule now and I wont have to get him a new home :)