Newbie Questions & horrible Ex preparedness.

[Bogertophis]

Thanks for all the helpful information everyone! The previous owner was feeding him big frozen thawed rats once a month. We though he might eat more frequently if we fed him smaller rats more often. Thoughts? He is 4 feet long and round as a can of coke maybe even a little bigger..

Actually that's a great question- the very large (old "breeder") rats aren't that healthy to feed your snakes (they're higher in fat) & we agree with feeding small rats more frequently for best results.

Here's a chart that may help -& for a mature snake, I'd also add that weekly may be too much as well- so don't be afraid to make individual adjustments- when you describe your BP as "round as a can of coke" that suggests to me that he may be overweight, which is no better for a snake than it is for any of us.