My First Ball Python

I would switch now if that is best.
let me get a scale today and check weight on this little one tonight

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Originally Posted by giltyler

I would switch now if that is best.
let me get a scale today and check weight on this little one tonight

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We are 104 grams today

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Originally Posted by giltyler

We are 104 grams today

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You're looking for 10 to 15% bodyweight, so roughly a 10 to 15 gram rodent at this point. That will likely be either a large hopper or a small weaned mouse. Or a small rat fuzzy. You can also eyeball that the width of the rodent should be a big as the thickest part of the snake.

I personally start my new snakes on the smaller end of the feeding scale for at least the first few successful feedings (so I'd do around a 12 gram rodent at your snake's size). It gets easier when they get larger because there's more wiggle room for how big the mouse or rat can be.