Cleo - my first snake

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Woot.

I had my first poop in the enclosure this morning!

I mean, I didn't, Cleo did.

She must have been out and about exploring last night while I was in bed. So far during the day she is just hiding in her cool hide.

I am going to head to the pet shop this afternoon to pick up some mice.

She is 130g and was told she takes hoppers. Does this sound about right? Or should I bump her up to a small mouse. Rats are really hard to find here in Japan.

There are two common ways to base the meal size. You can find the thickest part of the snake, and feed a prey that is the same diameter, or you can go off weight. The meal should weigh in at 10-15% of the snakes weight, so at 130g, you want a mouse that is roughly 13-18g, I believe a good sized hopper should fall right in there.