Should I give her another?

[GpBp]

Ok, she took #2 and is eating it right now. I got her from Constrictors Unlimited at Repticon here in OKC, and honestly the guys who were selling her didn't seem too experienced... but she checked out healthy and I just had to get her, I wasn't really thinking of that

[GpBp]

She seems still hungry... should I thaw another and see if she takes it?

[bcr229]

The breeder probably meant rat fuzzies not mouse fuzzies, it's easier to transition ball pythons to rats when they are young, growing, and always hungry. Three mouse fuzzies is fine. When you run out of mouse fuzzies I'd transition back to rat fuzzies so you don't end up with a snake stuck on mice.

[Newbie39]

Hi! So I just fed May (She took f/t again with no problem, woo!) and she still seems kinda hungry. She gulped the last one down, and I came back to check on her when she was done and she was lookin around like she's ready for another. She's on fuzzies, and I think she's a little underweight. The breeder said they think she's 4 months old, and I weighed her at 67g. (I weighed her when I first got her and she was at 65g, but I weighted her last week at 67g) So should I offer her another? I don't want her to regurgitate. Thank you!

65 g seems small for the age.


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[Sauzo]

BCR beat me to it lol. I too bet the breeder meant rats. BPs can imprint to food so better to start them off on rats early as possible. My advice is go to your local reptile shop and buy a F/T rat that looks as thick or a little thicker than your BP. Then bring it home and weigh it. That will give you a guide to what size you need by weight as sizing can vary by suppliers.

And you can feed him 2-3. Dottie has been on the warpath for food the past month or two so I've been giving her 2 small rats or 1 medium rat every 10 days and she is out pacing the front of the cage looking for more after a few days. I think she food drive of my retic, Caesar haha.