Underfeeding my ball python?

[Sarabi]

Greetings,

I have a 4 month old, female ball python. She is about 1.6 feet (0.5 meters) long and weighs about 3.5 ounces (98 grams). I am feeding her 1 hopper mouse every 5-7 days. Based off her size and the size of the mice (I'm gonna try and upload pictures--I'm new to the cite), am I underfeeding her? Should I be giving her 2 hopper mice at every feeding? Thank you! :o)

[bcr229]

I would convert her over to rat pups instead of offering two hoppers.

Typically you offer a feeder 10-15% of the snake's weight every week until the snake reaches 500 grams, then a small rat every 1-2 weeks for life. Larger females may end up on medium rats.

[Stewart_Reptiles]

At this size your BP can take a small adult mouse.

Hoppers are for BP out of the egg and used for their first 3 to 4 meals on average before they move to something bigger.

[Sarabi]

[Sarabi]

[Sarabi]

At this size your BP can take a small adult mouse.

Hoppers are for BP out of the egg and used for their first 3 to 4 meals on average before they move to something bigger.

Based off the pictures I posted, should I go bigger on the mouse? I don't wanna feed her anything too big. Sorry for all the questions. Every time I feed her, she takes the food within seconds. Maybe she's just a real good eater. But I'm worried that she's getting too hungry or something because I'm not feeding her big enough prey. Thank you.

[SaltLife422]

You can definitely feed an adult mouse. Lol you'll be surprised how much they stretch to fit the prey.


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[Sunnieskys]

just a comment: Your snake is GORGEOUS!!!!!

[kittykhar]

A general guideline is for the prey to be about as big around as the widest part of your snake. This has worked for me for 6 years

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[BR8080]

From another member.....a guideline to feeding.