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  • 01-11-2017, 11:49 AM
    Diegomalo
    Food crisis
    So Iīve been feeding my 106g pastel BP Sub-Adult Mice every 6 days for the last 2 weeks, but two days ago (feeding day) my local petstore ran out of them at the same moment I did, so instead of starving my BP while I waited for the store to get more Sub-Adults, I fed my BP a Fuzzie Mouse, so the question, Should i feed her another Fuzzie today (2 days since she ate that last fuzzie)? Or should I wait some more time?

    Help greatly appreciated since Iīm a new BP owner .
  • 01-11-2017, 12:12 PM
    PitOnTheProwl
    A fuzzy mouse is too small, I would wait a couple more days and if they still don't have them then I would go up to a small mouse depending on what the next size up they have is.
  • 01-11-2017, 01:09 PM
    juggalosnakes
    Are rats not an option?
  • 01-11-2017, 01:10 PM
    Diegomalo
    Re: Food crisis
    The next size is Adult Mice, which Iīm sure is too big. Isnīt it better to feed my BP a Fuzzie every 2-3 days until the petstore has Sub-Adult mice rather than not feeding my BP at all?
  • 01-11-2017, 01:13 PM
    Diegomalo
    Re: Food crisis
    The smallest size rats they have are Small that are also too big
  • 01-11-2017, 01:14 PM
    Regius_049
    Can't you just order more? Most frozen rodent sellers ship to your doorstep within 3-4 days.
  • 01-11-2017, 02:27 PM
    Diegomalo
    Re: Food crisis
    In 3-4 days the petsore says itīs galready going to have them. I just wanna know if itīs worth giving my BP a Fuzzie today or wait 3-4 days.
  • 01-11-2017, 05:43 PM
    Regius_049
    3-4 days is not going to hurt a ball python of any size. Also, there isn't really a big problem feeding fuzzies. They are younger, so their calcium:phosphorus ratio is somewhat less, but if you need a "stretch" week, feeding your BP a couple fuzzies in place of a sub adult mouse would be perfectly fine.

    I would, however, feed him all at once then let him digest. Ball pythons have a relatively slow metabolism, and from what I have seen, do not benefit from being feed more than every 5 days or so.
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