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    I've been on a 6 day feed schedule since I got her..

    But to the op your snake def looks like its ready for a rat pup or adult mouse

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    Re: ball python first feed tips please :)

    Thanks i will pick some up for next feed. I'm going to feed in his viv i think. I think i will get a better response. I've always had better responses feeding my lizards inside viv rather than in a rub. Should i be concerned about him eating aspen though?

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    Re: ball python first feed tips please :)

    Should i feed him both fuzzys today? Then pick up some rat pups? I heard it's best to get them on rats asap

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    Re: ball python first feed tips please :)

    Quote Originally Posted by hovercroft View Post
    Should i feed him both fuzzys today? Then pick up some rat pups? I heard it's best to get them on rats asap
    If he will take them, I would.

    btw, to those nay-sayers This is my love Henna, a lesser pastel female fed on a 5 day schedule. She hatched July 10th, 2012. She is 7 months old and (just weighed her, empty, feeds tomorrow.) 720g. I switched to a 7 day in Jan.
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    Re: ball python first feed tips please :)

    Lovely snake on my way home now so will see if he is hungry

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    She's a lil fatty haha..

    I wasn't knocking the big ones so much as saying they don't need to b that heavy to b healthy that young.. At least not from what I have seen

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    ball python first feed tips please :)

    Kill the prey/ thaw the frozen. Before you go to bed, lay the pray in front of his/her enclosure and go to bed. It will be gone!
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    You might want to wait until night time. I am dealing with a picky eater, and I've found that many times if I turn out the lights and leave him for an hour or two, then come back, he is 'hunting' in his tub. That's when I'd expect to get the best feeding response.
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    Re: ball python first feed tips please :)

    Quote Originally Posted by BoostedMX3 View Post
    She's a lil fatty haha..

    I wasn't knocking the big ones so much as saying they don't need to b that heavy to b healthy that young.. At least not from what I have seen
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    Just my opinion, but after much q&a with breeders and other members, she's def not a fatty Bp's should be a round body, not pointed towards the top or triangular. personally, if I was looking to buy a snake and it was only 120g at 6 months old, I would pass, and fast. She is a very good grower, but the very lightest I would want / think was healthy, would be a 300g at 6-7 months. I'm not saying your snake is unhealthy, but to me it seems like if it is infact round bodied, it's a very slow grower, which is fine too.

    She is most definitely not fat. She's pleasantly plump, and my best grower

    My mojo,about the same age, is only 450g (he's about 6 months).

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