Hey everyone. I just got a new baby 15inch python and i'm not sure how much to feed it. I started out feeding it 1 fuzzy mouse per week. Last week I fed it 2 the same day. Is this to much or to little for this size/age snake?
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Can you overfeed a ball python?
gregw82
May 16, 2003 03:08 PM
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Sonya
May 16, 2003 06:52 PM
>>Hey everyone. I just got a new baby 15inch python and i'm not sure how much to feed it. I started out feeding it 1 fuzzy mouse per week. Last week I fed it 2 the same day. Is this to much or to little for this size/age snake?
My thoughts would be....sure, you can overfeed anything with a mouth. But questions to ask are
How big a lump and how long did it last? And when was he hungry again? If he starts taking 2 fuzzys each week I would move him up a bit in prey size. But a 15inch baby is pretty small. So I wouldn't panic yet.
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Sonya
Andy_G
May 16, 2003 11:01 PM
Ball pythons can take adult mice/ rat pups from the egg. Step it up would be my opinion. They are pretty greedy if they aren't picky.
DeltaWOods
May 16, 2003 11:39 PM
Be careful about over feeding him though. I have heard many cases about ball pythons becoming obese because they were fed too much. Just something to keep in mind.
serpentcity
May 17, 2003 05:33 PM
....to see what happens when you overfeed...also see my post for this same question in the old BP forum. Scott
