Basic care of ball pythons (NEED HELP!!!)

[angel619]

Alright I have a cinnamon ball python that is 2 and almost half feet who is currently in a 4x2x2 cage. she has 3 hides with a jungle gym wood piece that covers 1/3 of the tank with lots of plants surrounding that side to make a cool side so my snake has 2 cool side hides with lots of plants and a jungle gym and has 1 hot side hide first is this ok. Secondly she is eating fine right now on adult mice and wanna mainly know every how many days week months do I move to a different food like after adult mice to I move to baby rats then weanling rats or how does it work sorry its my first time owning a snake and they had a good deal for a cinnamon ball python for 100$

[Slim]

As long as your heat and humidity are good, your tank set up sounds ok.

As a general rule of thumb, you should feed young ball pythons 10-15% of their body weight every 5-7 days. In order to do that, it really helps to have a scale so you can weigh your snake.

Once you know what your snake weighs, it becomes simple to figure out when to switch them over to rats. Rat pups usually run from 10-18 grams. When your snake reaches around 160 grams, it would be a great time try switching over.

[angllady2]

Well, that cage is a bit on the big side for a ball, but it can be worked with. You need to be sure the hot side temps and cool side temps are within correct range. You also need to make sure the humidity is correct.

At 2 1/2 feet, I don't think it's a baby anymore. By now, it is old enough and big enough to eat rats, the question is will she ? Start out by offering a rat that is the same size or a bit larger than the mice she eats now. Once she is eating rats regularly, you can slowly step up the size.

Gale