Remember that our captive ball pythons are often getting more meals in a year than their wild counterparts. A small medium for an adult ball python every 7 days is fine. The size "rule" is generally for growing ball pythons (babies and juvies). Once they're adults, I only feed more to the females I plan to breed in the months leading up to breeding.
Last year I offered two prey items every 7 days, this year I'm going to offer one prey item, every 5 days instead. More for me to see which method works better for me for consistent feeding and aids in pre-maternal bulking up. I'm not trying to make them fat, I'm trying to get them to have more reserves for their bodies to draw against when they stop feeding once gravid.
My adult females not in the breeding rotation will stay at one small medium every 7 days.
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