I got my guy about 4 months ago. Gorgeous banana python. He turned 1 in August according to the sheet he came with. Apparently in the 5 months he was at the store, he only ate a fuzzy twice, two weeks apart. Since I've had him he has eaten a ton. Like, a lot more than I thought he would. He is my first python though so maybe that's normal.

Since he was eating fuzzies I fed him 4-5 fuzzies every Friday. I bumped him up to three small mice a week and now he is downing two large mice a week. I'd say he has grown about 6 inches since I've had him. He is about a foot long now and filled out a lot. The large mice he gets down fine but they just look huge to me. Can he go bigger? He still looks hungry after the two mice and I've read about 6 month old pythons eating baby rats.

He looks good and healthy, his set up and heating is right, he sheds very well and is active+alert. I just want to make sure I'm feeding him well enough. Is one foot small for his age? I don't mind feeding him rat pups if that's what he needs, just don't want to hurt him. I've read about "power"feeding and how its not good so I just need some guild lines. He is eating f/t.