Feeding More Than One Fuzzy

[Bogertophis]

Yeah I found that out about a week after I bought him. This is my first and I didn't know any better lol. I bought this from a pet store and that's what they said they've been feeding him. I've learned a lot from the forum in the last couple of weeks that's for sure!

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That's why we're here...pet stores often under-feed their snakes: it saves them $ but mostly they don't want the snakes out-growing the little display cages they have
them in...and they also know most buyers prefer to buy young (small) snakes, just like puppies & kittens are typically considered cuter, versus adult dogs & cats.

FYI- ball pythons have fairly big heads & relatively wide bodies, so hopper mice (small, eyes open, just weaned) are the appropriate size prey even for hatchling BPs.
Unless you can get them to take comparably-sized rat fuzzies (eyes closed). The only hitch with hopper mice is that with eyes open, they may bite back...and many
snakes won't start off feeding on f/t, in which case fuzzies (eyes closed, either rats or mice) are the safer choice. Hopper mice (live) can be also quite active, & many
BPs may hesitate to take them, especially for a first feeding, but you never know. Their instincts are to eat, but in the wild they presumably don't have humans hanging
about watching & making them nervous either.