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  1. 11-11-2013, 08:10 PM #1
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    ball python eats like he is American

    so today's feeding day for baron. I he has been feeding pretty easy never a problem with missed feeds. that's the problem...... he has been eating so well I'm concerned hes over eating.

    some background

    -got him when he was a hatch-ling from petco (yeah yeah, there's no breeders around here)
    -he was under 60g when I got him
    -he didn't eat for the first 3 weeks I had him
    -fed on live for about 4 weeks
    -he has been eating f/t every week since with out even a single hesitation
    -i have had him 5 months
    -he is currently 224 grams(before feed)
    -I am now feeding him two mice on Mondays(about 13 grams each or 26 grams total between the 2)

    ok so i fed him the first mouse came back fed the second gave him about a half hour to get it settled before transferring back to his tank. well I opened his feed bin and he struck his wheres the mouse pose. As i moved my hand he followed.... I have have yet to get bit and didn't want to have my first today. so... I garbed a clean pair of underwear to hide my heat signature or at least provide a small barraior if he did bite. lucky he did not. im wondering if im underfeeding or is he just a prey hunting mouse destroyer?

    hope i gave you all the info you need
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  2. 11-11-2013, 08:16 PM #2
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    Feed him in his enclosure, problem of getting bit solved, he was just still in feed mode

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    As stated above, feed in your snake's normal enclosure. Also I don't think you are overfeeding, when a ball stops taking rodents during feeding then they are full. I have many snakes that will eat multiple rats if offered. 224g before feeding at 5 months old isn't too big, I have some hatchling that were well in the 4-500g range at the same age.
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  4. 11-11-2013, 11:19 PM #4
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    How does one eat like an American?

    Your bp uses a fork?
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  6. 11-12-2013, 12:07 AM #5
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    ball python eats like he is American

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    How does one eat like an American?

    Your bp uses a fork?



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  8. 11-15-2013, 03:32 PM #6
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    What size pray are u feeding him? I make sure to feed mine a rat the size of the thickest part of his body. Even then he will slam down two of them.
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  9. 11-15-2013, 03:33 PM #7
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    Switch him over to rats if u can. More nutrition in rats there there in mice. It will plump him up faster.
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