Greetings,

I'm new to snakes and have a 3 1/2 month old ball python. Other than being small for her age, my ball python appears to be very healthy. She's currently eating 1 hopper mouse every 5-7 days. She takes frozen/thawed no problem and is a real good eater. Is there a general rule for when to increase the quantity of prey and/or change the food from mice to rats? Also, I read that rats are a more nutritious food source for ball pythons. Is that true? Is there a big difference between mice and rats? Thank you for sharing your experience and knowledge. I greatly appreciate it!