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I was wondering how I would tell when to start stepping up the feedings. I am feeding my 5 and a half month old, 22 inch long, 190 gram Bp one adult mouse about every 6 days. I have a digital scale and I would like to know, if possible, how many grams the prey should be. After giving him the adult he seems hungry about 3 days later. I only have access to fuzzy, hopper and adult mice. I cannot get rats and I would prefer not to feed the chicks and rabbits which the pet store I do buisness with also sells. Thanks a lot.
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1.0 ball python (vakker)
0.1 dogs
2.1 cockatiels
1.1 chinchillas
Coming soon... 1.1 corn snakes
0.1 axanthic ball python

only being able to feed him mice is gunna be a problem when he gets bigger so what are u gunna do?????

When I move out, which will be in a year. Or more likely when my boyfriend moves out, which will be in about 6 months, I will begin to breed rats at his house. I have planned out how I'm going to do this so that I do not have to many rats and I have researched how to breed them safely.
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1.0 ball python (vakker)
0.1 dogs
2.1 cockatiels
1.1 chinchillas
Coming soon... 1.1 corn snakes
0.1 axanthic ball python

If you can only do mice, you are going to have to start feeding multiple mice. I have had my four and a half month old BP on rats since the 2nd feeding, and he is at 425g as of last night. That's the big difference between mice and rats. I was feeding him 50-60 gram prey items when he was in the 190 g range. I usually feed my snakes a prey item that is somewhere between 15% and 40% of their body weight.
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Randy
www.ball-pythons.net

thanks. I'll start feeding him about 2 adults or more until I can get my breeding rats up.
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1.0 ball python (vakker)
0.1 dogs
2.1 cockatiels
1.1 chinchillas
Coming soon... 1.1 corn snakes
0.1 axanthic ball python