How often do you feed young ball?

[j94712]

just wanted to know how often you guys feed your ball that are under 500g?

I feed my 2012 female balls once a week, but i'm not sure if she will be at breeding size next year.
should i feed her once every 5 days?
advice please

thanks

[snakesRkewl]

yes if they will

[j94712]

so that will not be power feeding right?

[snakesRkewl]

no, it is not.

[satomi325]

I feed ball pythons under 500g every 4-5 days. Once they hit 500g, they get bumped to a 7 day schedule depending on the snake.

[NYHC4LIFE8899]

What is considered to be power feeding? How often and how much as opposed to the size of the snake.

[snakesRkewl]

If the snake is fed into a sausage shape, you're over feeding.

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Hatched - 300 grams I feed every 3 days.
300 - 800 grams I feed every 5 days.
800 - 1500 grams I feed every 7 days.

Females continue to get fed every 7 days for the rest of their lives - males get dropped to a 10 day.

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What is considered to be power feeding? How often and how much as opposed to the size of the snake.

Anything bigger than 15% of their body weight.

When I am feeding my hatchling - 300 grams I feed 10% every 3 days.
300 - 800 grams 10-15% every 5 days and
800 - 1500+ gets fed at 15%.

If you're feeding at > 15%, especially if you're feeding every 5 days or less than I would consider that power feeding.

[4theSNAKElady]

I feed my hatchlings every 3-5 days. Once they gain a few hundred grams, i offer every 5-7 days. After that, just every 7 days.

sent from my incubator