Hey all! I documented the trials and tribulations of Koh, my first BP in my progression thread.
https://ball-pythons.net/forums/show...my-first-snake
But I think she may be putting on weight too fast. I'm trying to follow feeding guidelines but it seems like she is moving up the scale so quickly.
I got her when she was 68g on January 2nd 2020. She was a hatchling (no exact age known) on small mice.
I switched her to rats straight away and since then she has moved up from fuzzies, to small weaners, and has just come off the large weaners. At month 4 she was 390g. I feed her every 7 days, and she has skipped some due to shed.
It's now almost month 6 and I gave her a small adult rat. It just seems way too huge for her, but she's 510g now, and it was maybe a little bit bigger than her middle. Does this progression/feeding regimen sound about right for a 6 month old female ball python, or should I slow down a bit? Feeding charts suggest I should stick to small rats... large weaners seem too small, and small rats too big. Any guidance or suggestions?
Here's the last feed and you can see how it's such a mouthful. The last thing I want to do is overfeed her.