Is one small rat enough for 2 year old ball python

[Stewart_Reptiles]

Feeding a prey item approximately as large as the widest part of your snake is pretty standard advice, given by both hobbyists and large breeders. I have many snakes that I also use this rule of thumb with and mine are all healthy, their weights are good for their length, and all eat on regular schedules.

I was merely trying to offer some advice to someone who sounded new to ball pythons and probably didn't have a gram scale where they could weigh both their snake and their prey item to make sure they get the prey sized up exactly right. This is not an exact science and all snakes are different, which I already said.

I'm curious as to why you chose to single out my comment regarding size when someone else posted the same advice?

It is a bad advice this is recommended for hatchlings not animals that are two years old the animal could be 2000 grams for all you know so that would be overfeeding the animal. (Which means fast, possible fatty liver issue etc)

Same thing people will recommend 10% or 15% rule yet again you can only go by that for hatchlings, animals grow, metabolism changes etc.

So yes it is an advice that is often given but in certain cases only it does not apply to all which is why it cannot be repeated in all circumtances either.