Hey everybody! New to this forum....

[Mr. Misha]

I would but I don't have him yet. I asked the breeder to wait until I could make sure conditions in his terrarium are right before he arrives. But trust me, a digital scale is definitely on my list before he arrives!

Ask the breeder to weigh him for you so you can order proper sized food.

[Albert Clark]

You think maybe its because he's been feeding him mostly mice?

That is a good possibility! Ball pythons certainly should be fed rats as soon as possible in their lives. If that is all it is then he can catch up real soon. Simple. What type of enclosure does he live in? What are your temperature and humidity ranges inside?

[SadieJ]

Well like I said somewhere above, I asked the breeder to wait to send him to me. I have his terrarium here but I'm waiting on my substrate, UTH, thermostat, thermometers, IR gun, hygrometer etc. Once its set up, I will monitor th conditions for about 3 days to make sure they're stable, then I'm gonna email th breeder (Garrick DeMeyer of Royal Constrictor Designs) to send him to me. I want to make sure its right before he gets here

[SadieJ]

Thank you Albert, I'm looking forward to learning as much as possible here!

[Mr. Misha]

Ball pythons certainly should be fed rats as soon as possible in their lives.

Not true at all. As long as the meal is proper weight, it doesn't matter whether they're rats or mice. There's really no benefits in feeding rats over mice.

[bondo]

You will never find a better guy then Garrick DeMeyer. He will answer and help with any question you have. You did good buying from him.

[SadieJ]

I feel better now. I just want my lil fella to be healthy!

[bondo]

Not true at all. As long as the meal is proper weight, it doesn't matter whether they're rats or mice. There's really no benefits in feeding rats over mice.

There is a huge benefit to feeding rats. Find me a proper sized mouse for a 2000+ gram ball lol

[Mr. Misha]

There is a huge benefit to feeding rats. Find me a proper sized mouse for a 2000+ gram ball lol

Im not going to hijack this thread arguing with you. It seems like you didn't read what I wrote.

To answer you question, you can feed multiple mice to a larger Ball Python. So instead of feeding one large meal you give your BP multiple smaller meals. There's no health benefits feeding mice vs rats. If you disagree, PM me your scientific study.

[SadieJ]

Trying to figure out how to edit my 1st post. The breeder is feeding him *hopper mice, not rat fuzzies*