Food buying time...

[pastelballs]

Hey, so I've got four balls- two around 650g, one 450g, and a little one at 180g (roughly).
I'm gonna be buying some frozen rats from rodent pro, was wondering what a good combination is to get for them? The 450g is the same age as one of the 650g, but she's a picky eater. She'd been eating the rats I gave him though, so maybe she can be classified under the other two, in terms of food items?

Is it better to go by weight of the snake or age... Or both together?

( http://rodentpro.com/catalog.asp?pro...el=frozen_rats )
Anyway, I'm not sure what weight food items I should be giving them. Small rats on that site are: Length (Inches): 4.50 - 6.00*(no tail size), Weight (Grams): 45.00 - 84.99
So I was thinking 10% of the snake's weight, rounded to 700 is 70 which is in between those weight marks. Do small rats of that size sound about right for that weight? And then, how many feeds/weight of the snake would those last until I had to go up in size again?
For the baby, should I be doing weaned rats or pups?? She doesnt refuse meals and will keep on eating if I keep offering, so she's growing quick.

I'm trying to buy in bulk here to save myself shipping costs in the future. I thought maybe people could share how they bought their frozen stuff, and weight changes/feeding changes.

For an adult female ball, is feeding different than male adults? And what's the biggest they'd usually be fed??

I know it's a bunch of questions, thanks for reading and helping!

[EL-Ziggy]

It's just my opinion but I'd go with Big Cheese Rodents or Perfect Prey over Rodent Pro. I believe the feeder quality and packaging are much better and the prices are about the same.
In terms of prey size I'd give the 650g snakes small rats. 750g is usually when I start my snakes on mediums. The 180g critter can take rat pups for now but weaners soon. The 450g snake can take weaners or smalls.

[pastelballs]

Thanks, I hadn't actually thought about shopping around for rodents online... I'll have to check those out here in a little bit. Thanks for the sizing too! I was thinking maybe somewhere I can pick less than 50 of an item, since I only have the one that's little.