This would be considered underfeeding in most cases.Originally Posted by BillinIndiana
Hi, I'm looking to purchase a Bulk buy on frozen rodents for a single Ball Python. We have not purchased the snake yet and are just Assuming it will eat the pre-killed frozen treats.. So if it doesn't, well we'll have a deal for some local hobbyist I guess !
What I'm looking for is an estimated # of weeks a baby BP will eat Fuzzy mice before it will move up the Size Chart of the available size rodents?
e.g.
1 fuzzy a week for 12 weeks
1 small mouse for 12 weeks
1 medium mouse for 12 weeks
Etc
Etc,
Hopefully one of you have a idea of what I mean and have a few minutes to type it out for me..
I have only seen one hatchling that was small enough that it required a mouse fuzzy as its first meal. Mouse fuzzies are far too small for 99% of hatchlings. Most normal hatchlings are either started on mouse hoppers or rat fuzzies and they move up in prey size VERY quickly. The generally accepted method of feeding is 10-15% of your snake's body weight. Most breeders feed their hatchling and younger balls on a 5 day schedule and adults on a 7 day schedule. With proper feeding your snake can easily double its weight in the first month or so and it isn't uncommon for them to reach 1,000+ grams by their first birthdays with proper feeding.
My advice is get yourself a digital scale and feed accordingly.
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