Quote Originally Posted by starmom View Post
Wow! A three year old ball python eating only a rat pup every week seems very minimal to me Can you share what they weigh?

My snakes are all fed inside their enclosures and none have ever associated my hands with their prey- unless, of course, I've been handling their prey!!
I have the same question. I know some snakes seem to get a lot more out of their meals than others, but rat pups are are only about 25-30g each.

Same here about feeding in their enclosures. I think that keeps the stress level to a minimum for the snake, as well as for me. I just use very large tongs