http://Upon recently posting a picture of my ball python, it has been suggested that maybe he is under fed. We just took him in from a family friend two months ago. We know he is at least 60 years old and around 3‘9“ to 3‘10“ based on the length of his last shedding. The person that gave him to us told us that he was fed three small hoppers every 7 to 14 days however many people are telling me that that is not enough for a snake this size. I have never owned a snake before so this is all fairly new to me. For the past 3 to 4 weeks, ever since he started getting comfortable in his larger habitat compared to the last one, he has constantly been out of his hides and climbing on the walls of the tank, as well as constantly putting his nose to the cover of the tank as if he wants to get out. Since I have had more than one person suggest that he is under fed and should be feeding on rats by now, I decided to go out and buy three frozen small rats to start transitioning him to larger food. He just ate three hoppers on Friday night and has already digested his meal as of last night.
My question is, I am wondering if I should feed him one small frozen racks today or if it is too soon after his last meal? Should I feed him one frozen small rat every seven days until he moves to larger ones? Or should I try feeding him two small rats in Seven days?
Day and night he is exploring his cage and mostly sniffing the cover which I’m starting to think it’s because he is so hungry. The only time I catch him in his hide is early morning when we first wake up. Once we wake up and he knows we are up and about the room, even with his cage covered on the sides, He is still up and about waiting for something. Any suggestions on when and how many wraps I should start feeding him?
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