Size & Weight

[CALM Pythons]

so based on the stretched out pic, does he look a little big? I bought him 1 small rat today.

He might be a She honestly. Thats a good size Beep. Not to Fat as its well Proportioned... But very large for a 2017 Male. Mistakes in sexing happen.
On another note, Different Pet stores call their Feeder sizes all different things. Make sure whatever size they call it the prey isn't bigger than the thickest part of your snake. Lastly, Id never feed a Live Small Rat to a 600gram BP. A small rat bites like crazy as they get suffocated. If it was a Retic , Boa or Burm that would be different, but a BP at 600 grams could get a good hole in it. I feed Small Rats to my 1600 gram girl and I make sure their dead first. The last time one was alive its teeth hooked onto a Hide and thank god got stuck in and out of the Door Because that Rat would have sunk those teeth in by accident just by choking.


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[ssecrest77]

They popped him at the show I bought him from. He's definitely a boy. I will watch when I feed him to make sure he doesn't get bit.

[ssecrest77]

If not a small rat then what? I was feed 1-3 rat hoppers and he seemed like he was getting too big. I'm so confused.

[tttaylorrr]

If not a small rat then what? I was feed 1-3 rat hoppers and he seemed like he was getting too big. I'm so confused.

i think he meant a frozen/thawed small rat over a live small rat.

[CALM Pythons]

i think he meant a frozen/thawed small rat over a live small rat.

Right, once a Rat is 3 months old they give a hell of a struggle.. I feed fresh kill. That way the Rats warm, fresh, and once I lay it at the Doorway of their hide at night they nail it, if not right away then within 3-5min they just drag it in their hide like a dog with a bone. My 6 month old i sometime have to hold the prey with tongs and move it around.
As far as the size Rat, im saying what one store calls a small Rat another calls a Medium, Ive also ran into pet stores calling small rats nothing but a weaned rat.. So use your judgment, not just what they call it, make sure its only as thick as your snake, look for yourself

Ps: thats some awesome coloring


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