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Size vs. Quantity
Okay, my ball python just got back into her feeding schedule and now that she started eating I am trying to get her to eat rats. It is obvious she is smaller (mostly length wise) than she should be for a 4 year old female. So, if I choose to stick with mice vs switching to small rats I was wondering if feeding her say 3-4 mice a week would be as nutritional as 1 small rat every 7 days. Can she grow just as fast by eating prey smaller than she should be eating as long as I feed her more?
oh, and my goal is to ultimately get her on rats but I just wanted her to eat what she is comfortable with till shes a little more plump.
Last edited by zackw419; 03-09-2009 at 10:27 PM.
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Re: Size vs. Quantity
Gram for gram of feeder, I don't see much difference. If she eats 60 grams of mice, it should be about the same as her eating 60 grams of rat.
Some will argue that rat have more nutrition than mice, but I'm not sure I'm sold on that argument. I know too many breeders who have full size girls who produce great clutchs, and will only eat mice.
Thomas "Slim" Whitman
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Re: Size vs. Quantity
Feed her 10-15% of her body weight. If that means multiple mice, feed them on the same day, just wait about 15-20 minutes in between mice.
How much does she weigh now?
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Re: Size vs. Quantity
Originally Posted by Kaorte
Feed her 10-15% of her body weight.
How much does she weigh now?
So you would feed a 4000 grams BP a rat between 400 and 600 grams once every 7 days?
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Re: Size vs. Quantity
Originally Posted by Deborah
So you would feed a 4000 grams BP a rat between 400 and 600 grams once every 7 days?
Well of course not, thus why I asked how much the snake weighed now XD
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Re: Size vs. Quantity
Originally Posted by Kaorte
Well of course not, thus why I asked how much the snake weighed now XD
im not sure i know i know, I should know, Just haven't gotten to get a scale yet. Got other expenses.
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Re: Size vs. Quantity
A 4 year old female will be fine eating 4 to 5 mice or a small rat once a week even for the rest of her life.
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Re: Size vs. Quantity
Originally Posted by Deborah
A 4 year old female will be fine eating 4 to 5 mice or a small rat once a week even for the rest of her life.
good to know
thanks for everyone's input, this forum is EXTREMELY helpful.
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Re: Size vs. Quantity
Deborah, you must be getting some dinky mice. If a small rat weighs 60g, and one mouse is normally 20-25g, then all they really need is 2-3. Must be feeding those 10g hoppers
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Re: Size vs. Quantity
Originally Posted by SatanicIntention
Deborah, you must be getting some dinky mice. If a small rat weighs 60g, and one mouse is normally 20-25g, then all they really need is 2-3. Must be feeding those 10g hoppers
I feed small rats on the large side of small for the females (65/85 grams rats)
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