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size of ball vs size of mice(from below)

reptile30 Jun 07, 2005 06:08 PM

hey everyone back i let my male ball python sit for 3 days after eating to pickhim up and measure him to see what size mice/rats i should order him.

thanks here is his stats

length in inches: 25 inches long
and around in inches: 5.5 inches around(fattest part)

so here is what i was thinking either

either mice
adults:Length (Inches): 2.50 - 3.00*
Weight (Grams): 20.00 - 25.00

JUMBO ADULTS
Length (Inches): 3.00 - 3.75*
Weight (Grams): 35.00 - 45.00

or rats
pups
Length (Inches): 2.50 - 3.50*

weaned
Length (Inches): 3.50 - 4.50*
Weight (Grams): 30.00 - 44.00

so what does everyone think thanks for all your help
Weight (Grams): 20.00 - 29.00

Replies (1)

nita Jun 08, 2005 11:14 AM

What is the weight of your snake? That would help quite a bit. All my hatchlings I've gotten I started on either adult mice or equal sized rats, my smallest baby I got was 65g she took a small adult mouse with no problems. I keep them on rats that are about the size of a jumbo mouse ~50g until they are 1000g, although at 500g I will offer two of those rats if they will take them. At 1000g they are offered 200g rats and have no problems, that is what I feed my adults. I have had my snakes take 200g rats though at 500g (on an empty stomach) and they eat it but then don't eat for a month so I offer 1/2 that size and they eat every week.
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