Over feeding?

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A few questions:

How much does your snake weight?

I'm assuming its a mouse hopper and not a rat, correct? How much does it weigh?

You should be feeding your snake 10-15% of its body weight every 5-7 days. I prefer to feed our younger balls every 5 days versus 7 days. I believe most of us here do as well. You can certainly feed your snake again today since it is day 5. Also, I high recommend you switching your ball to rats. Its usually a lot easier to make the switch while they are young. Rats offer better nutrition than mice as well.If you ever have to keep leftover feeders, definitely give them food and water. If it is just a couple days you can feed them just about anything. Dog/cat food, leftovers, etc. They aren't picky. If you were keeping them long term, then you can't beat rodent block.

AKedit: Another thing I'd like to add since you posed the question. While it is possible to "over feed" your ball python, it would take a ridiculous amount of food to do that and we've never had a ball that would overeat. They know when to play bartender and cut themselves off. I don't believe I've ever actually seen an overweight ball python, but I know they exist. They are supposed to be fat snakes. They should NOT be thin like a corn snake and you should NEVER see their spines or look "V" shaped. They should be well rounded. Underfeeding your ball python is FAR more likely and unfortunately we see it all the time.

I'd like to see some evidence backing this up. I've only heard rumors about this statement being true and I'd love to finally see some cold hard facts.

OT feeding today will be fine. Feeding every 5 days is ok until adulthood.