Feeding your BP, girth vs weight.

weanling ~ 3 weeks , small ~ 5 weeks, and medium ~ 8 weeks has been my experience, but like Wild Bill most dont get past weanling

Crazy! Thanks for the info!

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Originally Posted by SnakeySnakeSnake

I actually think by feeding based on weight of the snake it would be easier to give consistant, proper sized meals, but I really have no clue :mouse2:

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LOL ... I just got a mental picture of ball pythons crawling around West Africa with little scales on their backs looking for dinner ... HA!

-adam

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Originally Posted by Adam_Wysocki

LOL ... I just got a mental picture of ball pythons crawling around West Africa with little scales on their backs looking for dinner ... HA!

-adam

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Nah, my snakes leave their scales in the hide, and bring the food back there to weigh it :)

*re-reads* Wait a minute, they DO crawl around West Africa with scales on their backs :) ... scales.. :)



But seriously, being an opportunistic feeder, Im sure a lot of balls would eat way more than we would consider healthy for them, so it is hard to say if snakes know best :)

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Originally Posted by SnakeySnakeSnake

But seriously, being an opportunistic feeder, Im sure a lot of balls would eat way more than we would consider healthy for them, so it is hard to say if snakes know best :)

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Well, I'm not sure if I totally agree there...you could feed them twice a week all summer, and they'd be MUCH more likely to take a break over the winter months than a snake that is fed at a more appropriate interval. In practice, they DO actually manage their weight on their own.

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Originally Posted by SnakeySnakeSnake

But seriously, being an opportunistic feeder, Im sure a lot of balls would eat way more than we would consider healthy for them, so it is hard to say if snakes know best :)

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You're sure? :P

I have a feeling that catching a live rodent in the wild isn't as easy as you think. My guess is that ball pythons probably eat only a handful of times a year in the wild.

I've seen enough WC adults fresh off the boat to know that captive ball pythons are extremely overfed.

-adam