Ga ball... Have a question for you. I always read that you should only feed a rodent as big around as the snake, or smaller. But then at the same time I see most say you should not feed a ball python larger than a small rat. Why is this? If a larger females girth is much larger then a small rat, wouldn't it make sence to feed a medium, or even a large rat?
The rule I go by is the following, I feed young BP a prey slightly smaller than the girth size, and I feed adults a prey no larger than a small rat (45/65 grams)

Feeding small preys works for me my snakes are healthy, eat with consistency and do not fast.

I do not feel that because they can eat large prey, they need to eat large prey to thrive.