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i am trying to get my females up to weight and have been offering large mice every day or every other day. they go get'em but they just seem like they are getting too big. im sure if they were not hungry they would not eat right ?

how large are your females? is the width of one large mouse the width of the snake? or is it a lot smaller? what is the width of the females? if a large mouse is a snake, i would just feed multiples per feeding. I have never heard of someone feeding their BP every day/every other day.
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You should only be feeding your female ball every 5-7 days. I really would advise you to stop "powerfeeding" your female. This is detrimental to their health. I've heard of snakes dieing without any apparent reason, and when a necrospy is performed the snakes insides are filled full of fat deposits and have enlarged hearts. This is not a healthy thing to do...
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I dont think that is the case with ball pythons..... Well at least ball pythons that are used for breeding...

It take a huge amount of reserves for ball pythons to produce eggs....if you "powerfeed" during the summer you will have a ball python that will have more fat reserved to produce more eggs during the winter....when they go off feed...thats what Balls do...

I would be careful with a male that feeds well and doesnt refuse during breeding season.....males that are too fat tend to be poor breeders....

I just cant see a breeder female being overweight. My two biggest girls would eat the sink if I gave it to them and they dont lay anything below 10 eggs. They get fat.....they lay.....they get skinny.... "powerfeed" them back to fat ect ect. I feed my snakes heavy when they are hungry....when they are off feed I dont worry about them getting too skinny....

Just my .02 cents

Raul

so how often do you feed your females ? thanks for the info. i have heard both that not good and no problem.