Feeding my new bp

[Maya2012]

Wow, yeah, she looks like she needs some groceries! Small mice are waaaay too small for her, especially being only one every other week. She should be fed 10-15% of her body weight every 5-7 days. Rats would be better. I would probably start her off on a 7 day schedule feeding appropriate sized prey and after a couple feedings when her body gets used to having more food I would bump her up to a 5 day schedule until she puts on some good weight and catches up.

To give you an idea on how small she is, you said she was 194g and about a year old. Our female balls usually range between 800 and 1,200g by their first birthday and our males, are usually at least 500g.

WOW, i thought she looked small from all the pics I've seen but damn not that small. Ok, i guess ill start her on a rat every 7 days starting today. I'll monitor her weight and see how she does with more food. Thanks for the comparison, that helped a lot.

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If she is only 194g and is really a year old, that's pretty small. You'll want to feed her an appropriately sized (15% of body weight, or as big around as she is at her widest point) prey item. And with her being so small, I'd suggest every 7 days for a bit.

Thanks, Yeah im going to start her on every 7 days, starting today.

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Is that a normal ball? My new python looks just like her!

As far as I was told, yes she is. A co worker of mine got one as well and she looks about the same as mine so I'll be passing down the advice I've been getting.