Quote Originally Posted by wwmjkd View Post
out of curiosity what information were you relying on previously? if I'm not mistaken you had a very similar question not too long ago and were given much the same advice as above. you chose to go in a different direction, and that's entirely your call, but it seems that your current experience contradicts the 'experts' and reinforced the general consensus on this website.
Various sources online, East Bay Vivarium (most people in the bay area refer to them as experts), and this site where many many people said 10% of body weight, even for adults. 10% of 2000-2500g snake range = ~225g rat.

EBV, a well known name in my area, says 1 thing. The breeder I got her from says another thing. A bunch of anonymous people on a forum give varying opinions. Who would you trust? It's just difficult to sort out who is right.

My biggest concern is that there is no consensus among experts. Just look at this very thread! Which is why I was hoping a scientist had studied it more carefully. But it's clear now that hasn't happened, and I am not in a position to make it happen myself. So we're all more or less relying on our own personal experience and observations of our own snakes, with a range of rough guidelines to start from.