Quote Originally Posted by llovelace View Post
Feed it appropriate sized meals every 5 days. (rat pinkies to start)
Yup, get that bad boy on rats ASAP! Feeding mice is pointless with balls. Get them started on rats as early as possible. Even the smallest baby balls will have no trouble eating rat pinks. As a general rule feed them a rat that is 1 to 1 1/2 times as big around as the fattest part of thier bodies. Another theory is 15% or so of thier body weight in rats (ie. 500 gram ball would eat a 75-100g rat).

As has been said, weights will fluctuate. The most accurate way to measure weight is after a nice big poo. You'll see people on here refer to thier balls/snakes as being "empty". This is what we refer to. Just pooped and no food in thier stomachs. Pure snake.