When to change feeding schedule?

[jessica87]

I have 2 questions. 1st: When is a good time to change from 5-days to a weekly feeding (When snake reaching a certain weight?)? Last question is: I've been using the 10-15% of body weight every 5-days. Can I also use the 10-15% or over time I should stop? Asking so I know what to do when they get bigger. I don't know but should I stop the 10-15% of body weight feeding?


Alana: Oct 5th 74grams


Alana: Nov 28th 170grams on a 10-15% feeding Schedule every 5-days

[led-zep]

I keep mine on a twice a week schedule until there 600 grams (tues&fri). If they don't eat one of those days I don't sweat it, but they almost always do. But all my ball pythons that weigh over 600 grams get fed every friday. Its not a rule but it's what works for me.

At that weight right now your little one should have no problem slamming rat pups. That's what I feed mine that are close to her size.

Hope this helps

[Crazymonkee]

I keep them on 5 days until 500 grams. I don't use the 10-15% rule though, I go by the widest girth of the snake.
Now my Lex is right above 400 grams last time she was weighed but is a strict white live mouser, so she gets 2 mice right now.

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[jessica87]

She's already eating 20g rat pups.

[led-zep]

I go by the widest girth like crazymonkee, Maybe someone who does the 10-15% rule can chime in.

[bcr229]

I do the 10-15% every five days until they hit 500 grams, then they get a small rat or large ASF once a week. My largest two get a medium rat weekly.

[Naom9Anne]

At 200g (and now at 263g) my pastel was on a small rat weanling every 7 days. My Het GS is on a rat fuzzie (in the UK it goes pink - pup - fuzzie - small weanling etc etc) and she has one of these every 5 days if that helps?

[jessica87]

Is it ok to always go by the 10-15% rule? 2000-gram equals to a 300-gram rat, or is that just too much?

[led-zep]

The Highest most people go up to for adults is medium rats. Most big girls can eat large but medium seems to be the norm.

[200xth]

Is it ok to always go by the 10-15% rule? 2000-gram equals to a 300-gram rat, or is that just too much?

Once they get to 500g I switch them over to small rats and ditch the 10% to 15% guideline altogether (I only loosely follow it anyways). You'll never really need a 300g rat. Some people leave their adults on small rats (60 to 70g). Some do mediums, but that's only about ~120g to ~140g.