New BP owner says THANKS

[Linne]

Hey all!
I'm new to the forum and new to owning a herp. I got a juvenile ball python who is about 1.5 to 2 feet on Friday and so far all looks well. She ate frozen food well on Saturday though the place I got her from was feeding her live. She handles REALLY well and loves being a necklace-snake. This forum has already been a huge help with her! She had her first shed today and since I was unprepared the humidity was low (about 50%) so she had a bad shed. Just finished giving her a soak via the tutorial here and she looks SO much better. I have a vet appointment later today for a general "new-pet checkup" so hopefully all will go well! My only complaint is that my roomie got naming rights in exchange for me being allowed to have a snake and my BP is now named Kluaraz...which to me sounds like something from a rejected fantasy novel so I just call her Klu.

Question though: As I said she's about 2 feet long and the place I got her fed her mice two times a week. As I said, she ate the thawed frozen VERY well, but is a small adult, which is what I have, enough for a snake this size?
Also I've been told that since she is on frozen I will need to give her vitamin and nutrient supplements. What supplements should I look for and how would I give these??


THANKS! And here's a picture of my new baby!

[cgator]

at 2 feet long she should be taking a small rat once a week ... with a small rat she should get all the nutrients she needs ... you dont have to do frozen either i would have her on pre killed or buy live and kill them yourself just hold head and pull tail really fast and hard and it will sepperate there spinal cord quick and unpainfull for them then feed with this method you wont need to give additional supplements

[blackcrystal22]

Try getting some small/weanling rats for a snake that size. :]

Grats on the new baby, she's beautiful.

Make sure to wait 48 hours after feeding before handling!

[ballmom]

at 2 feet long she should be taking a small rat once a week ... with a small rat she should get all the nutrients she needs ... you dont have to do frozen either i would have her on pre killed or buy live and kill them yourself just hold head and pull tail really fast and hard and it will sepperate there spinal cord quick and unpainfull for them then feed with this method you wont need to give additional supplements

Why not just feed live if you are going to get a live rat? The snake will kill it all on his own.

[ballmom]

Hey all!
I'm new to the forum and new to owning a herp. I got a juvenile ball python who is about 1.5 to 2 feet on Friday and so far all looks well. She ate frozen food well on Saturday though the place I got her from was feeding her live. She handles REALLY well and loves being a necklace-snake. This forum has already been a huge help with her! She had her first shed today and since I was unprepared the humidity was low (about 50%) so she had a bad shed. Just finished giving her a soak via the tutorial here and she looks SO much better. I have a vet appointment later today for a general "new-pet checkup" so hopefully all will go well! My only complaint is that my roomie got naming rights in exchange for me being allowed to have a snake and my BP is now named Kluaraz...which to me sounds like something from a rejected fantasy novel so I just call her Klu.

Question though: As I said she's about 2 feet long and the place I got her fed her mice two times a week. As I said, she ate the thawed frozen VERY well, but is a small adult, which is what I have, enough for a snake this size?
Also I've been told that since she is on frozen I will need to give her vitamin and nutrient supplements. What supplements should I look for and how would I give these??


THANKS! And here's a picture of my new baby!

What a cuttie

[Vypyrz]

Congratulations. You don't need to provide any additional vitamins or supplements. As far as feeding, if she is taking F/T then there should be no reason to switch, unless you want to. The prey size should be about as big as the thickest part of the snake, or if you use a scale, 10-15% of the snakes body weight works good as well...

[Kaorte]

You do not need to give her any additional nutrients just because she is being fed frozen thawed. There is no evidence that f/t contains less nutrients than live prey.

I feed my snakes 10-15% of their body weight. It might be a good idea to purchase a scale and keep track of your snakes growth. Kitchen food scales work well. Most people measure in grams

[seeya205]

I would feed a weanling rat! A small is a little large yet! Go with the widest part of the snake, the rat should be the same width!

[Flawless]

I would feed it a live (but first kill it) small rat...(only because the rat might bite the snake)..also go with the widest part of the snake, the rat should be the same width!!!

[cgator]

Why not just feed live if you are going to get a live rat? The snake will kill it all on his own.

because when you feed it live there is a chance of it biting your snake and causing damage ... all mine feed on live but they know how to kill they always get it face first so im not worried im also sitting right there while each one eats as well