3 mice every 7-10 days too much for BP?

[KittenKrusader]

Here is my situation. I recently took a ball python from my friend because she wasn't caring for him properly.

Although his age is unknown since she got him from a science teacher, he is definitely an adult and is about 4 feet long.

This poor guy was being kept in a 20 gallon tank the entire time he was in my friends care which was at least 3 years.
The cage was disgustingly filthy; tons of poop, old sheds, hadn't been cleaned in god knows how long.

On top of all that she was only feeding him once every few months.

Since taking him in I've upgraded him to a 40 gallon tank, and feed him every 7-10 days.

My question is since he has always been fed mice, how many should I be feeding him? 3 mice every 7-10 days? More? Less? Opinions please!


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[Morris Reese]

Have you tried to change him to rats? Not that the mice are bad, but you could feed him just one rat every 7-10 days instead of the 3 mice.

[KittenKrusader]

Have you tried to change him to rats? Not that the mice are bad, but you could feed him just one rat every 7-10 days instead of the 3 mice.

No I haven't because I live feed him and I don't want a rat hurting him.


-Amber

[CORBIN911]

You could pre kill or could disorient the rat (putting in sock and spinning around) its a little less violent the the other methods of bashing them... Or like i said pre kill (buy the paintball c02 can and relase little gas into bag/box and once passed out release it quickly for 15-20 seconds then feed to BP)

[Marrissa]

You could pre kill or could disorient the rat (putting in sock and spinning around) its a little less violent the the other methods of bashing them... Or like i said pre kill (buy the paintball c02 can and relase little gas into bag/box and once passed out release it quickly for 15-20 seconds then feed to BP)

Um neither the sock or bashing are acceptable means of feeding live. That is cruel to the rat. I breed my own feeders. I just feed smaller meals more frequently. I put the feeder in the enclosure and keep nearby with a pencil to put in it's mouth should the snake strike wrong. Treat your feeders with respect. You don't bash them or make them dizzy. A frightened rat is more likely to hurt your ball python. When I put my rats in they are so calm and clueless that they explore and groom themselves.

I used to get nervous of putting small rats in with my ball python. They are pretty dang good at what they do though. Just keep something handy to allow the feeder to bite down on should your snake strike and coil wrong.

[Morris Reese]

You could pre kill or could disorient the rat (putting in sock and spinning around) its a little less violent the the other methods of bashing them... Or like i said pre kill (buy the paintball c02 can and relase little gas into bag/box and once passed out release it quickly for 15-20 seconds then feed to BP)

That's cruel to the mouse. It's more respectable if you just put them in the snake cage and let the snake squeeze the life out of him for about a minute or two! That way the mouse will know next time to stay away from snakes!🐭🐍🙈🙉🙊

[KittenKrusader]

Um neither the sock or bashing are acceptable means of feeding live. That is cruel to the rat. I breed my own feeders. I just feed smaller meals more frequently. I put the feeder in the enclosure and keep nearby with a pencil to put in it's mouth should the snake strike wrong. Treat your feeders with respect. You don't bash them or make them dizzy. A frightened rat is more likely to hurt your ball python. When I put my rats in they are so calm and clueless that they explore and groom themselves.

I used to get nervous of putting small rats in with my ball python. They are pretty dang good at what they do though. Just keep something handy to allow the feeder to bite down on should your snake strike and coil wrong.

Yea I'm not going to do the sock or bashing or anything along those lines.
But I'm also not switching to rats. So I'll assume 3 mice every 7-10 days is enough since no one seems to want to answer my question directly lol


-Amber

[Rob]

Yea I'm not going to do the sock or bashing or anything along those lines.
But I'm also not switching to rats. So I'll assume 3 mice every 7-10 days is enough since no one seems to want to answer my question directly lol


-Amber

If the three mice leave a slight lump, 7-10 days is just fine

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[KittenKrusader]

Hmmm okay. Thank you very much. But if there's no lump, then that's not enough.


-Amber

[Rob]

Hmmm okay. Thank you very much. But if there's no lump, then that's not enough.


-Amber

Preferably a slight one. If he's a mouser try larger mice or up the amount. Rats just tend to be easier because its usually one and done.

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