Okay, just looking for a bit of clarification here.


What I see most often regarding feeding BPs is that you want prey that is no bigger around than their largest point.

That or people say to feed one that's around 10-15% of their body weight. (Which I think is a more accurate way of going about it)

But does this only apply to a growing snake? Because from what I've seen of big older BPs, if you went by either rule you'd be feeding big or jumbo rats in some cases. But that can't be right for an adult snake, can it? They should no longer need so much food.

I've heard of people who feed their adults nothing larger than a small rat- do you just get to the small rat size and feed that forever no matter what their girth or weight is? Or do you feed larger items when they're growing based on their girth or weight, and THEN cut back to small when they're full grown?

Sorry if that's a bit confusing. Thanks!