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Next size up feeder from rat pups?
When your ball python becomes too big for rat pups, what is the next size up feeder that you guys generally move your snakes to? Do you move them to crawler rats? Or just move them straight up to weaned rats? Thanks for your help!!
~ Samantha
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Re: Next size up feeder from rat pups?
I moved mine straight to weaned, a good rule of thumb is to find the biggest girth point on your BP and feed something approx that big around! 
*Ashley*
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pups to crawlers to weaned to smalls to mediums
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Straight to weaned here usually
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Re: Next size up feeder from rat pups?
I always go by weight and have made a little chart to help with that
MICE
Sm. Pink 1-2 grams
Lg. Pink 2-4 grams
Peach Fuzz 4-6 grams
Fuzzies 5-8 grams
Hoppers 8-12 grams
Sm. Mice 11-16 grams
Med. Mice 15-24 grams
Lg. Mice 24-28 grams
XLg. Mice 30 grams+
Rats:
Rat Sm. Pink 3-8 grams
Rat Lg. Pink 5-12 grams
Rat Fuzzies 10-20 grams
Rat Pup 20-30 grams
Rat Wean 30-45 grams
Rat Sm. 40-80 grams
Rat Med. 80-150 grams
Rat Lg. 140-200 grams
Rat XLg. 190-250 grams
Hope this helps 
Robie
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Re: Next size up feeder from rat pups?
Thanks everyone for your responses! This really helps me out
~ Samantha
0.1 Bumble Bee Ball Python - 6 months old (Bernadette)
1.0 Bearded Dragon - 10 years old (Shrek)
"Act like a lady, lift like a BOSS."
"Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall; but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint." Isaiah 40:30-31
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Re: Next size up feeder from rat pups?
 Originally Posted by snakesRkewl
pups to crawlers to weaned to smalls to mediums
What's a crawler? Everything I've seen has rats going from pups to weans.
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 crawlers these are about eleven days old eyes still closed only way they move is crawling around its kinda cute to watch shortly after this stage they'll start walking
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whats the difference between mice and rats cause petland only sell two types mice and rats thats it and im new to this looking to buy a 3rd snake being that my brother in law stole my other two that i had
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Re: Next size up feeder from rat pups?
Originally Posted by carlson
crawlers these are about eleven days old eyes still closed only way they move is crawling around its kinda cute to watch shortly after this stage they'll start walking
I would put crawlers under pups by size/age. I call it a fuzzy.
Pinky
Fuzzy
Pup
Weanling
Small
Medium
Large
The mouse equivalent to Pup is Hopper.
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