do you think?

my bp can take a medium mouse.
http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w...2007/111-1.jpg
my hand is from middle finger to palm 7in, hes eating a small mouse every 7 days

He can take an adult mouse, even a rat fuzzy

so i dont have a worry, the medium mouse looks so big

Don't worry, a snake that size will have no problem with an adult mouse.

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Originally Posted by Michael

so i dont have a worry, the medium mouse looks so big

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agreed...

is there by chance a chart lurking somewhere around here with the sizes of snakes and the size/amount of food they should be eating?

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Originally Posted by unrezt

agreed...

is there by chance a chart lurking somewhere around here with the sizes of snakes and the size/amount of food they should be eating?

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10-15% of the snakes body weight :) :gj:

Jake isn't much bigger and is on adult small rats. I would say moving him up is ok.

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Originally Posted by Kaorte

10-15% of the snakes body weight :) :gj:

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Ahhh, thank you.
Now I just need a scale...

A scale is a definite must have item :)

A good rule is the snakes girth at the widest point to be about the same as the girth of the widest part of the rat/mouse hips.

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Originally Posted by iCandiBallPythons

A good rule also is the snakes girth at the widest point to be about the same as the girth of the widest part of the rat/mouse hips.

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Has anyone ever had a mouse or rat get stuck in a ball python? I've heard so many variations of this rule from the size of its head to twice the size of its widest part. I'm just curious if anyone has actually had a problem with this.

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Originally Posted by Kevin_Hornby

Has anyone ever had a mouse or rat get stuck in a ball python? I've heard so many variations of this rule from the size of its head to twice the size of its widest part. I'm just curious if anyone has actually had a problem with this.

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Not sure, but wouldn't the snake just let it go if they can't fit it in their mouths after trying?

I don't know about P/K, but we feed live and i've tried to feed a few of my snakes to big of a rat and they just let go when they can't spin it.

A BP is unlikely to kill anything it can't eat, or to eat anything it can't swallow. I was feeding WAY too small prey until I visited a breeder and watched them feed their snakes. I would have that snake on rats already.