Quote Originally Posted by paulh View Post
There are many species of rodents in the ball python's native lands. Some of them are small enough as adults for a baby ball python to eat. And as the snake grows, he can take larger rodents.
That's right, and the huge Rattus norvegicus that most breeders feed to captive BPs are absent from Africa. My 4 month old hatchlings can take medium Mastomys natalensis which are native to Africa.