Quote Originally Posted by Greekinese View Post
I'm a new owner too, but I think the rule is 10-15% of the snake's weight should be the weight of the mouse/rat.

Having a kitchen scale should be a necessity...I see a lot of them on sale these days.
I'd assume 6 years would have some good weight, but from what I've been reading, use the 10-15% rule & the width of the food should be pretty close (or a little bigger) to the width of the snake.
the 10-15% rule is just for babies and juveniles...not for adults. No matter how big the snake gets, you don't feed anything larger than a medium rat weekly (usually 150-200g per rat).

But yes, a kitchen scale is very valuable to have to track weight and such. They don't cost a fortune and are important for every snake owner to own.