What size mice is considered too big for my snake?

My ball python is about 3 months old and about 18 inches long. he won't eat f/t mice and he hasn't eaten in 4 weeks. To me he's looking a bit underweight. I was wondering if an adult mouse is going to be too big for him. When do bp's start eating adult mice? I have a picture but I don't know how to upload it to this post/:

can someone tell me how yo upload photos? sorry im new to this

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Are they about the same width? It's hard to tell from the picture.

Edit: Nvm...that second picture is pretty good. IMO that mouse looks too big...

thanks. do you know when ill be able to feed him adult mice? where i live its hard to get smaller mice that arent frozen

There's really no way to know that...they tend to grow at different rates. You could probably swing the next size down from that. I'm sure he could probably eat that but I'd be feeding more like every 10 days as opposed to every 5-7 days like you would with a smaller prey. Your guy is pretty tiny though, I'd try a few feedings with smaller sizes and see how well he takes them.

I have one that is approximately three months old, and he is eating rat pups which are probably the approximate size of an adult mouse :gj:

My snake is about that size and I feed it "hoppers" Thats what the pet store calls them anyway.

thanks guys. do you know if petco sells live feeder mice? the nearest petco is a 35 minute drive

I know petsmart does not. So Im assuming that petco doesn't either. You could buy multiple mice at a time so you don't have to make a long drive every week or two. Or maybe breed mice?

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Originally Posted by Tezo

My ball python is about 3 months old and about 18 inches long. he won't eat f/t mice and he hasn't eaten in 4 weeks. To me he's looking a bit underweight. I was wondering if an adult mouse is going to be too big for him. When do bp's start eating adult mice? I have a picture but I don't know how to upload it to this post/:

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go to petco and pick the mice you want get a few smaller sizes. don't ask don't tell

My mom won't let me breed mice. Lol. I'll stop by Petco tomorrow and see if they have feeder mice. It's next to the mall anyway to I'll do some shopping I guess lol. For now I guess this mouse will be a pet until my snake gets big enough for it

Petsmart sells fancy mice some people keep as pets. They usually have some smaller ones.

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Originally Posted by JaYdEd

Petsmart sells fancy mice some people keep as pets. They usually have some smaller ones.

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Those mice are purposefully priced much higher than normal to discourage this.

I would be wary, if they find out I think you can be banned from the store.

My sister works at petsmart so that's not a good idea lol

Every Petsmart around me (in NC) only stocks the frozen Arctic Mice, but the Petco near me sells feeder mice. When mine were eating hoppers and weaned mice they never had them that size though they were always small and up. That being said I asked the manager which day they got their shipments and he said the guy who brought the mice came every Tuesday morning. You could call Petco and ask if they have feeder mice and if they do how small are they? If it's like the store near me you may be able to be there when they get them and pick the smallest ones they get. The manager even told me that they would often get hoppers in their shipment but he would reject them and they would go back.

I'm not sure where you're located but where I live Petco and Petsmart are perfectly fine with selling their rodents as feeders (although I don't usually go to Petsmart because their mice are pretty expensive. I have gone a couple times and made it perfectly clear why I was buying the mice and they were fine with it.)

I have a store near me called Zamzows. It sells all sizes of live mice. You should see if there's one near you


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I live near Fort Worth, Texas and the petsmart refuse to sell them as feeders. I made a trip to petco and took a look at their mice and asked if I could buy for feeders and they said yes, but all their mice were too large. I have some frozen fuzzies that Neville refuses to eat but today was feeding day and he, again, wouldn't eat by himself. I looked up how to assist feed a baby bp and there was a helpful YouTube video. all I did was gently hold the fuzzie to his mouth and when he opened it he took it and ate:) thank you guys for you're time and help! I'll see if there's Zamzows anywhere within reasonable distance:3

There is a Big Cheese in ft worth that sells live and f/t all sizes

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Originally Posted by xdragonx917

There is a Big Cheese in ft worth that sells live and f/t all sizes

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If those guys are close to you, you've found your solution. Many people (myself included) buy their rats from them online and pay a decent amount for shipping. I can't recommend them enough.

I appreciate all the help! I'll definitely check them out

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Originally Posted by xdragonx917

There is a Big Cheese in ft worth that sells live and f/t all sizes

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I have been buying my frozen feeders from Big Cheese and am very happy with the prices and quality. Plus they have a special going on right now where shipping is only $29.00. I just received my latest order two days ago.