Quote Originally Posted by dgrout1989 View Post
So what size rat do you recommend my wife is picking up a scale would it be better to weigh her tonight then go from there.
Weigh her tonight and go from there. It's much more accurate to recommend what she should be eating by weight than anything else.

Most people use one of these suggestions: feed a meal that 10-15% of your snake's body weight or feed prey thats is the size of thickest part of your snake.

Here's a chart of approximately how much the mice and rats weigh. If you want to be more accurate, you can always weight the feeder mouse or rat:


Regarding the switch from mice to rats, in my experience most of them switch over pretty easily. You can always scent a rat with some mouse bedding to make an easier transition.

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