Just for clarification (this same chart confused the heck out of me when I first looked at it, then I had a duh momentOriginally Posted by SmoothScales
Personally, I wouldn't trust PetSmart with a dead goldfish. Not saying all of them are uninformed when it comes to animals, but the majority of the employees I've met have had no real training in animal care. The ones that do have a good head on their shoulders when it comes to information are usually self educated because they are passionate about the animals before working there.
As far as food size, the two general rules of thumb I've heard the most are about as big around as your snake at its widest point, and 10-15% of your snake's body weight. Here's where having a scale would come into play.
...) this is the weight of the prey item compared to what they are called in the U.S. Once you know your snakes weight, you can calculate what size food item you need to feed based on the chart. I also found that rodent suppliers have slightly different weights. I went with big cheese for my ball since their rat pups were smaller than rodent pros by about 10 grams and he is a small snake, so you should always double check your suppliers prey weight as well
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