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    Re: Is his eating schedule fine?

    Quote Originally Posted by Caali View Post
    It has been a while since I‘ve posted on this forum. For context: I have a 3.5 year old male ball python. He has been with me since he was 4 months old. Anyway so I‘ve been talking to another ball python owner. Normally I‘m certain that my husbandry is fine but that guy kept telling me confidently that my ball python wasn‘t eating enough.
    That‘s the reason why I am asking on this forum.

    He eats middle sized rats (90g to 150g). I offer the food every 2 weeks. At most he eats every 2 weeks and at least every month. Normally he eats the first time I feed him, then two weeks later and after that he takes a month before eating again. This circle then repeats itself. So he eats week 2, week 4, week 8, week 10, week 12 and then week 16 and so on.
    He weighs about 1.3 kg (or 1.4/1.5 kg if he has eaten) and is about 45 inches (115 cm) long.

    Are his stats concerning?
    As an FYI my males are on a three week feeding schedule for the same size rat. So, if they eat they don't see a rat again for three weeks. If they eat then then they wait another three weeks, otherwise I offer every week or so until they eat again. Also most also don't eat while in shed so I would wait to feed them until after that.

    The vast majority of snakes in captivity are overfed. Personally if your feeding schedule is working for your snake then I wouldn't change it.

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