I <3 my BP

Your baby looks good to me.

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Originally Posted by JESSiKA

that helps a lot. makes sense too, i guess i was overthinking it.

ok, so back to a subject i asked about earlier, rat size. when he eats a medium/large rat i do not see a lump in his belly. should i downsize him to small rats still? how often should i feed him?

ive heard that the prey should not be larger than his head with his mouth closed, AND from another source i heard that the prey should be the size of his midsection...

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Many of us prefer to feed smaller weekly meals. After picking the brain of our very own Adam, I've made the decision not to feed any larger than a small/small rat - even for my biggest girls (for me, that's about a four to five week old rat, or a recently weaned rat).

The wonderful thing about ball pythons is that the longer they are kept in captivity, the more we learn about them. If you think about it - even with a small/small rat each week, 52 weeks of the year, that's more than their wild cousins would eat in a single year, and more than enough food for them! :D

I don't ever see a visible lump after feeding any of my kiddos, but I still average about 100 gram weight gain a month for my juveniles (a nice growth rate).

He's beautiful by the way. Have you had him sexed yet, to be sure he's a male?

Jessika, where in SoCal do you live? I'm in Redlands. =)

thanks for the info on feeding. I have not sexed him yet, my cousin named him Camo, and when we got him my kids could only agree on one name, Cameron (so it could go either way).

I have read some on sexing snakes, but i dont feel that I know enough to try.

I live in Camarillo, CA -- Ventura county

sounds like you've received some good advice. welcome to the forum! https://ball-pythons.net/gallery/fil...7/overhere.gif

Welcome aboard. Nice looking snake. :)

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Originally Posted by JESSiKA

thanks for the info on feeding. I have not sexed him yet, my cousin named him Camo, and when we got him my kids could only agree on one name, Cameron (so it could go either way).

I have read some on sexing snakes, but i dont feel that I know enough to try.

I live in Camarillo, CA -- Ventura county

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You are right. Don't even try it if not experienced.

Beautiful ball jessika! :rockon:

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WHOA....thats a really plump BP....nice :rockon:

I concur--beautiful snake. I see hermit crabs in your picture. If you can keep hermits alive and thriving, you'll do fine with a snake. BP's are easier, I think.