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Originally Posted by SPJ
OK. So maybe small rats weekly versus mediums. Hmm. Might have to try that with winter coming up.
Thanks.:D
Mediums? WOW ... I don't even feed my 3500+ gram girls mediums ... the largest rat I ever feed a ball python is what I call a "small small" right in between a weaner and a regular small ... I've got a lot of girls with AWESOME size on them ... they don't need anything more.
-adam
Re: Opinions on this feeding
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Originally Posted by Adam_Wysocki
Mediums? WOW ... I don't even feed my 3500+ gram girls mediums ... the largest rat I ever feed a ball python is what I call a "small small" right in between a weaner and a regular small ... I've got a lot of girls with AWESOME size on them ... they don't need anything more.
-adam
OMG! That is what some of my 2006 ones are eating.:O
That's enough food?
Re: Opinions on this feeding
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Originally Posted by SPJ
OMG! That is what some of my 2006 ones are eating.:O
That's enough food?
Anytime you'd like to take a trip and see how I roll, you're welcome ... I guarantee I've got some of the biggest balls you've ever seen ... I promise you it's enough.
-adam
Re: Opinions on this feeding
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Originally Posted by Adam_Wysocki
I don't even feed my 3500+ gram girls mediums ... the largest rat I ever feed a ball python is what I call a "small small" right in between a weaner and a regular small ... I've got a lot of girls with AWESOME size on them ... they don't need anything more.
-adam
Even if the rat is 1/4 of there size? I'm asking because I recently obtained a large adult female. So far I have fed her 1 meal and it was slightly bigger than her girth (I thought that was the rule :() and it was a large rat!!!
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Originally Posted by Kilo
Even if the rat is 1/4 of there size? I'm asking because I recently obtained a large adult female. So far I have fed her 1 meal and it was slightly bigger than her girth (I thought that was the rule :() and it was a large rat!!!
The big girl in this picture gets nothing larger than a "small small" rat, ever ... and the rest of the girls that big and some even bigger are the same ... ask anyone on here that's been to my shop, I've got big healthy balls. ;)
http://www.8ballpythons.com/images/lgLesserPage2.jpg
-adam
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OMG that snake is enormous!(sp).... jaw dropper! very good looking man! Thanks for the knowledge I learn something new everyday.
Re: Opinions on this feeding
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Originally Posted by Adam_Wysocki
Mediums? WOW ... I don't even feed my 3500+ gram girls mediums ... the largest rat I ever feed a ball python is what I call a "small small" right in between a weaner and a regular small ... I've got a lot of girls with AWESOME size on them ... they don't need anything more.
-adam
Adam,
Perhaps you can quantify your feeding in terms of grams
> XXX & < YYY snake => XXg Rat
>YYY & <ZZZsnake ==>YYg rat
etc
Just a general idea. Obviously, you feed differently than most because of the comment that someone's 2006 eats the same size as your 3500g big birtha :D
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Originally Posted by Adam_Wysocki
The big girl in this picture gets nothing larger than a "small small" rat, ever ... and the rest of the girls that big and some even bigger are the same ... ask anyone on here that's been to my shop, I've got big healthy balls. ;)
http://www.8ballpythons.com/images/lgLesserPage2.jpg
-adam
Do you try to breed larger males with the larger females? or does that not matter?
~mike
Re: Opinions on this feeding
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Originally Posted by Adam_Wysocki
Anytime you'd like to take a trip and see how I roll, you're welcome ... I guarantee I've got some of the biggest balls you've ever seen ... I promise you it's enough.
-adam
In the last couple months I've moved to the Wysocki feeding method (feeding just a small rat once a week) myself. I see much more consistent feeding. My temperatures are spot on and nobody goes on long fasting sessions anymore.
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I don't really weigh my rats, but I would guess that a "small small" is in the 40 - 50 gram range.
My 06's are just now moving on to fuzzies and will stay on them for a long time ... my 05's are eating small weans 30 - 35 grams maybe?
Hope this helps.
-adam
