Fast weight gain? good or bad?

[SnakeKB]

Wow that's just crazy to hear that a 3 yr old -female- ball was that small!

My 3 y.o was only 360g when i got him. They cant get much bigger when the owner neglects to feed them anymore than an adult mouse each week. Rats pack on weight incredibly fast.

[GoingPostal]

My 3 y.o was only 360g when i got him. They cant get much bigger when the owner neglects to feed them anymore than an adult mouse each week. Rats pack on weight incredibly fast.

My 4 year old male bp weighs 2100+ grams and is fed only mice. Bp's grow just fine fed mice or rats on a regular basis.

[Stacykins]

My 4 year old male bp weighs 2100+ grams and is fed only mice. Bp's grow just fine fed mice or rats on a regular basis.

But do you only feed one mouse for a snake that large?

[SnakeKB]

My 4 year old male bp weighs 2100+ grams and is fed only mice. Bp's grow just fine fed mice or rats on a regular basis.

Wouldnt it be better to feed 1 appropriate sized rat instead of multiple mice at a time? I dont know about you but i dont want to spend a ton of time with feeding one snake when there are many others that need to be fed as well.

Theres no doubt a snake can get big on mice alone but if the snake takes rats and they are available, then your better off using them.