Feeding amount

[kitedemon]

An adult you can feed a bit less than 10% they slow down growing when they reach adult status. The real question is how heavy is he? They don't just become adults like most things do when they are X years old. It is almost always about weights. Usually a male I would consider an adult in the 1000+ range. Females in the 1600gm + range. Adult being able to breed consistently there are always exceptions just this is my general guid line.

[Python_Regalis]

Thank you all.

[Python_Regalis]

An adult you can feed a bit less than 10% they slow down growing when they reach adult status. The real question is how heavy is he? They don't just become adults like most things do when they are X years old. It is almost always about weights. Usually a male I would consider an adult in the 1000+ range. Females in the 1600gm + range. Adult being able to breed consistently there are always exceptions just this is my general guid line.

10% of what? I dont know how much he weighs. I havn't got a scale yet. I thought about breeding my own mice and maybe increade the rate to every 5th day as one suggested. Does that make sence?

[kitedemon]

Yes of weight, yes it does, it is hard to feed an adult snake enough mice. My adult males are averaging 1600gm the biggest mice I can get are in the 35gm area a full meal would be 4-5 per feeding I usually feed adults lighter than this but still 7% per week so that is still 3-4 extra jumbo mice.

I have a suspicion that you male is quite small for his age, that is just a guess on my part.

[Gerardo]

Ive heard that feeding multiple mice can affect their digestion. Is there truth to that? I feed like 580 gram male a small rat every saturday.

[Python_Regalis]

Yes of weight, yes it does, it is hard to feed an adult snake enough mice. My adult males are averaging 1600gm the biggest mice I can get are in the 35gm area a full meal would be 4-5 per feeding I usually feed adults lighter than this but still 7% per week so that is still 3-4 extra jumbo mice.

I have a suspicion that you male is quite small for his age, that is just a guess on my part.

I will borrow a scale tommorow and weigh him and get back to you

The times he had a larger mouse he had quite a struggle to put him into right position for squuezing him down.