Question!?

hey all, i have a quick question for u guys..
How often do u feed ur ball pythons??
i have a 08 female and i feed her every 7 days.
BUT..lightly she has been looking a lil TOO BIG!
i feed her life adult mice and i do not have a gram scale any more :( so i dont kno her weight:confused:

I'm sure most people on here if not everybody experienced will tell you once a week. What you consider big, is probably just healthy, pictures provided would be very helpful though, since I see you said you don't have a scale.

Every 5-7 Days is fine.

sweet..
ya pic would be helpfull
sorry its not the best pic. but shes in a very pissy mood and when i tryed to pick her up she started hissing :O lol
http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h7...r/IMG_0804.jpg

Looks like she is going to shed soon. She doesn't look un-healthy or anything, looks to be in good health. As far as thats concerned, if you're worried what you can do is on every 5th or 6th meal, give her a smaller prey to let her clear her system good.

ya i kno shes bout to shed
and ya today is feeding day and i was just wondering
umm ok well i guess ill just feed her something smaller and ya
well thank u all for ur help and if any one wants to add somethin on ill still be here

Well if it's feeding day, I would just go ahead and skip this week, as she is in shed anyways.

really?
i fed her on her shed a few times and she never refused
but if u think its a good idea ill do that

It's up to you, I wouldn't. I try not to bother my snakes while they're in shed as it stresses them out. It wouldn't cause any harm to not feed her. You can ask for a second opinion if you like, but I wouldn't.

I offer mine food during shed. If she doesn't take it right away i remove it. I just have to remember her eyes are cloudy and it's difficult for her to see. She's never refused a meal either. I think if you're careful and watch closely she should be fine, but remember if the mouse bites her, she could become fearful of ever eating a mouse. She might go off food for awhile.

She looks about the same size as mine. :) Which is also an 08, and also in shed at the moment. Lol.

hahah thats awesome!
and ya i kno what ur saying but mine has never missed yet lol
so ill guess ill just offer then meal anyways
thank u

Only reason I was saying not to offer, is because its good for them to fully clean their system every once in a while.

well ya that sound like it would be good
dose any one else think thats what i should do
cuz i trust u guys

It's really no big deal, all up to you, it wouldn't hurt to skip a meal, and it wouldn't hurt to feed him.

Yeah. I think neal has a good point. I knew most snakes wouldn't eat in shed, but I never thought about it as not offering. It seems the positives of not feeding out way feeding. That's a good point Neal. :) i probably won't feed during the next shed. My snake only eats two live hoppers. Until I get her switched over to frozen, I don't like the idea of feeding anything bigger if she is less defensive.

so u guys are saying its a good idea to skip this one??

I'm saying its up to you. It's not going to hurt to miss one, but if you feel like he's hungry go ahead and feed him. It's really not a big issue, but it's just a little safer not to feed him :) I woudn't worry either way.

alright i guess ill just wait till next week

Well I feed every 7 days... but when my little girl goes through shed she does not eat for about a month, so after she sheds i feed her twice in that week, then go back to 7 days. Just my to $0.02

Reason I said what I did, is because in the wild they don't eat every single week, not to mention they can go months without eating. Plus if they're useto eating every week, skipping when they're in shedding gives them a little break and it increases the feeding response for the next feeding session.

ok sweet
and ya ill just feed her next Sunday

Personally, I will offer every week, regardless of shed or anything. I don't think it is necessary to "clean them out" or anything like that.

They are not in the wild, and we should not provide for them as if they are in the wild, but as if they are in captivity.