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i have been feeding my ball python 2 mice every week and he has been eating them in like 45sec to a min. i wanted to know could i give him a bigger size mice or just don't worry about it.

you didn't mention snake size.....2 mice may be good.....

I have snakes that eat 4 huge mice at a time maybe 3 times a week at times.......they also eat large rats or small guinea pigs or huge hamsters even....

.....I use 1 or 2 correct size mice per snake usually.......once a week or 5 days.......

.....all depends on snake size
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JYReptiles

Scales-N-Tails Reptiles ltd........Pa

he is a foot and an half i have been feeeding him 2 mice for a year now

Ok I have a few questions to help understand.
When you feed your bp the two mice can you tell that he/she has feed. Is there a buldge there?
You say your bp is about 2 ft long? how much does he/she weigh?

As to getting a larger prey size you would have to swich him/her to rats. 1 adult mouce weighs about 25 grams or you could just keep on offering him/her 2 or more mice every 5 to 7 days. a 2 week old rat weighs about 50 to 60 grams.
Now don't get me wrong some on here will say that they have a bp that eats only mice. There is nothing wrong with that, but I like to feed just 1 food item every 7 to 10 days.

Hope this helps I am no expert This is my opinion
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