well new to owning a snake so got lot's of ?'s

[ron]

got a bp last friday suposed to be male but owner wasn't sure..1yr old
and to me looks kinda well chunky maybe cause he was fed friday..
previous owner was feeding 2 adult mice once every 2 weeks. IS THAT OK or should it be 1 mouse every week? any way here is pic..


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[Nate]

2 mice a week is good

[Python420]

I started feeding my girl (rebel) 2 a week. Feed both mice right after another. Let your snake finish the 1st one then let him re-align its jaw and feed the 2nd to him.

[Kennyxemerson]

how big should snakes be before feeding them 2 adult mice a week? I have 3 ball pythons who are all feeding on 1 mouse a week but 2 of em a bigger than the one. id say the bigger ones are 3 feet.

[Python420]

After feeding one adult mouse do you notice a lump in their stomach? Even if its a little lump. After feeding mine one adult mouse I dont see any lumps so I started to feed 2 adults. I dont like feeding 2 adult mice so I think I may go with rat pups or weined rats.

I read something on the internet about a good method to determan how big.

*Take a peice of string and rap it around the largest part of your snake to get the gurth of it then when choosing a mouse/rat you take the piece of string and wrap it around them. The hair on them can fool you if your a biginner. Well it did for me.

[dr del]

Hi,


Take some band-aids when you try that one.


dr del

[Mr. H]

I couldn't see if you had any hides in that enclosure. If not, here's some advice directly off NERD:


Accessories

The one cage accessory that is beneficial to a happy ball python is a good hide box...maybe even a couple of them. These are secretive snakes that appreciate & utilize a hide spot. Provide one on each end of your python's enclosure so that it doesn't have to choose between temperature & security. Clay flowerpots, plastic flowerpot trays, and commercially available hide boxes all work quite well.

[Ginevive]

Nice looking snake I would say that this feeding regime is working since he does not look overfat nor skinny. You could probably go for a rat that was the same size roughly as the 2 mice combined.. might save some $$ but it depends on prices in your area. As long as the rat is not fatter than your snake's girth.