Quote Originally Posted by mlededee
i looked at the the pic of DD, and he looks to be a pretty good sized snake. i personally would offer a second rat at each feeding if he seems to want it. now, i am more used to feeding females with the goal of bulking them up for breeding, but unless i learn something that proves it is not a good idea (adam?) when my males get to be that size i will offer them more than one small rat per feeding.
I've never fed a male ball python of any size more than 1 small rat in a week unless it was a male that I was not planning on breeding. I don't even feed many of my male breeders every 7 days. Sometimes they get fed every 2 or even 3 weeks. Heavy males make lazy horrible breeders.

"Bulking" is a touchy subject for females. You really don't want them to be "bulky" because fat girls will throw slugs or nothing at all. Breeder females should be "tight" for optimal breeding results.

-adam