Quote Originally Posted by starmom View Post
I am sorry that you're feeling overwhelmed The reason might be because there is not only one good way of keeping these snakes. That said, there is a way that a lot of keepers follow and that seems to work. I have 13 balls pythons and I feed them all once every 7 days (every Thursday night). I have read that some members feed prey that is 10% of their snakes weight; so if your snake weighs 200g, you'd feed a prey item weighing 20g. For my snakes, when they hit around 200g, I feed a 55g prey item. When my breeding girls get to the 400g mark, I feed an 80g prey.

I prefer to not feed multiple prey items, though some people do. Right now I have a little female who is almost at 200g and yet I am still feeding her 19g prey size because that is what she is taking. (I have no idea why; she's just a silly thing!) Anyway, I feed her her prey every 5 days until she gets up to the next prey size. This seems to work for her.

So, maybe you could think about feeding every 5 days and move your snake up to an appropriately sized rat prey; mice will become too small (I believe). In the end, you know your snake and will succeed in figuring this out. Asking others is a great way to get info, but sometimes it does feel like an information assault!!!!! Good luck and I hope this has helped you some.
I agree with you 100%. It is hard to figure out what advice to follow when there is so much out there but it is safe to say that if your snakes are still hungry, well feed them.

My bp would sit in strike mode everyday between feedings when I was giving him 20g mice every 5 days. So hes up 30 gram rats every 5 days and hes only 165 grams. I don't think hes over eating, he is only putting on about 10 grams a week.

Anyway I would say that every 5-7 days is the common feeding schedule around here, but there may be exceptions. Don't be afraid to fatten em up a bit.