Like amarilrose said, it doesn't really matter how big the prey item is, AS LONG AS YOUR ANIMAL IS DOING WELL. That's the important part. My big female is only eating a medium or large rat a week, even though she could definately fit a jumbo or larger. She's gaining weight at a comfortable pace on just that, so I know she's doing fine.



My advice on overweight snakes: Don't worry about it for another year or two. It is pretty damn hard to make overweight young snakes, since they're putting a lot of their energy towards growing. Just feed them what they'll take, and then if/when they go on a hunger strike...you have nothing to worry about!



Here's a couple pictures of my baby, for comparison. She just ate yesterday, so that's what she looks like totally full. Even full, she doesn't look particularly obese.











Good luck!



~jenny
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1.2 normal ball pythons (Cindy, Darwin, and Periscope)

0.2 rescue chinese water dragons (Yoni and Linga)

0.0.1 Mountain Horned Lizard

1.0 rex rat (Scurvy)

1.0 gerbil (Yerbul)

0.1 mice (Cute Girl Mousy)

0.1 bunny (Spazz)

1.1 betta fishes (Vicious and Killer)

2.2 great danes (Shasta, Odysseus, Merlot, and Watson)

1.0 fat fuzzy mutt (Smokey)

1.1 cats (Thidwick and Turtle)

3.0 horses (Buddy, Sam, and Scout)

1.0 goat (Billy Jack)

1.25 chickens (Ugly the rooster and his harem)



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