Proposed Ball Python Feeding Chart

[Annarose15]

Wow so about 3% of body weight for the most part, at least for non breeding adults? Interesting. And you don't have any problem feeders on this regiment? I know it's been said many times over that we generally tend to overfeed, and this definitely makes me reconsider the 10-15% I've always heard tossed around.

I'm with Deborah and Slaw. The 10-15% "rule" applies to hatchlings and juveniles up to ~500g. I feed anything over that weight a small or medium (less likely) rat, once a week. Since I feed F/T, I sometimes have uneaten prey in the first round and then a big female will get seconds. My girls regain their prelay weights with no issue and have had zero issues with laying healthy eggs, and my males go off feed during a small part of breeding season but don't lose any weight. As the OP stated, his opinion was stated, not scientific fact.