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Re: Just curious what other people did
I'm just curious when someone suggested to the OP to feed thier snake a small rat? I can't seem to find that post!
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Re: Just curious what other people did
Howcome people prefer to feed rats to ball pythons? Wouldn't an adult ball python be fine on adult mice? Just curious, because I haven't been planning on switching my bp to rats ever.
For every 15-foot python out in the Everglades, there are thousands of species of clams, trees, cats, grasses and birds that are wrecking just as much havoc across the globe. So, for all the headaches the snakes are causing, I at least applaud them for being scary enough to get people's attention.
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Re: Just curious what other people did
Hm. Well, I get my rodents through the same place I got my snake. He breeds his own, and last time I went there (though the staff isn't the brightest crayon in the box) they said they didn't have any adult mice. Next time I go back, I'll talk to the owner. He seems to know more than his staff.
Thanks everyone!
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Re: Just curious what other people did
 Originally Posted by twistedtails
I'm just curious when someone suggested to the OP to feed thier snake a small rat? I can't seem to find that post!
No one suggested it, it was something my BF and I were talking about.
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Re: Just curious what other people did
Originally Posted by omnibus2
Howcome people prefer to feed rats to ball pythons? Wouldn't an adult ball python be fine on adult mice? Just curious, because I haven't been planning on switching my bp to rats ever.
It is recommended to feed your snake a prey item that is approx. 10 - 15% of its weight. So a 1500g snake should be eating 150 - 225g worth of prey, which is hard to attain through mice (without feeding 7 mice or so which is stressful). 
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Re: Just curious what other people did
Originally Posted by Turbo Serpent
It is recommended to feed your snake a prey item that is approx. 10 - 15% of its weight. So a 1500g snake should be eating 150 - 225g worth of prey, which is hard to attain through mice (without feeding 7 mice or so which is stressful).
Oh, I see. I always thought an adult mice would be large enough. My ball python is a male, so I'm not quite sure if males always get that big, but anyway I guess I should be converting to rats eventually. Thanks.
For every 15-foot python out in the Everglades, there are thousands of species of clams, trees, cats, grasses and birds that are wrecking just as much havoc across the globe. So, for all the headaches the snakes are causing, I at least applaud them for being scary enough to get people's attention.
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