Quote Originally Posted by Geckodelic View Post
Hi,

I'll be going to a reptile show this weekend and want to pick up some frozen rodents for my 2 Ball Pythons. What are the appropriate sized rodents for my snakes?j

Female 320 grams
Male 150 grams

Right now I am feeding the female a large adult mouse. She takes them with ease every 5 days. I am feeding the male hoppers every 5 days, however, I feel he can go bigger.

Advice would be appreciated as I've only been keeping BP's for 2 months now.

Thanks
Your best bet, is eye ball It. And the prey should be between 10-15 percent of the total body weight of your snake. It seems difficult at first but with practice it is easier to eyeball.

If you believe she can take something a little large then look at rat sizes. I'm personally not to good with the whole "names for sizes" as I myself am still learning them. But you'll get plenty of other post that should explain them a lot better then I can. But I will add something. Instead of 1 large meal like a 100 gram rat, (which is way to much for either of your bp's) you could give the said snake on the example two smaller meals at once, each between 40-50 grams. Sorry I'm not.much help. But you'll get plenty of good post with more then enough info.