Time to bump up Snickers' prey size or not?

[RichsBallPythons]

I would switch her off of mice and on to rats. Rats have a better nutritional content, among other things.

I generally do 15% of the snakes body weight. So if my snake weighs 1000grams, I will feed a rat around 150grams. For snakes under 2 years old, I do it every 4-5 days. Over that, I do every 7 days.

If you don't have one, I suggest getting a cheap dietary scale. Mine was 10$ at walmart in the food gadgets aisle. Couldn't live without it, now that I have it.

Says Who? No study has ever been done to say one is better than the other. Mice are closer related to ASF than the Norway rats we feed.

And the 15% rule only pertains to yearlings. No reason to ever feed anything over 100g per meal once a week. This WILL lead to an obese snake by time their 4 years old.

OP, feed what snake wants, if one mouse isnt enough, you can try a wean rat which is about 45g in size or give 2 mice per week. Its all about what works for you and what the snake eats.