feeding????

[snsc808]

how much do i feed it because it keeps eating its only 16 inches but it ate 4 pinkies and 2 hopper mice and it was trying to get another one but i didnt want to overfeed help PLEASE

[Dr_Gonz0]

Originally Posted by snsc808

how much do i feed it because it keeps eating its only 16 inches but it ate 4 pinkies and 2 hopper mice and it was trying to get another one but i didnt want to overfeed help PLEASE

What type of snake and how often are you feeding it?

[John_E_Dove]

1 prey item the same circumference as the largest circumference snake every 5 days is plenty for babies. I'd suggest doing rats from the get go because they have slightly higher nutritional value than mice.

[snsc808]

oh its a ball python about 16 inches

[ssjsmits]

can't go wrong with the 7-10 feeding period for neos

If you are feeding that much in one sitting, you seriously need to bump up the prey size...

[RevMojo]

Originally Posted by ssjsmits

If you are feeding that much in one sitting, you seriously need to bump up the prey size...

There's something else to watch out for, too. Not many people know it, but every baby Ball Python is born with a number of prey items (known only to itself), that it will eat before it goes off feed. It's also a little known fact that BP's are the only snake that can count. At this rate, yours will be off feed by November.

In all seriousness though, I've always been told and/or read that multiple prey items is more stressful to your pet's digestive system that a single, appropriate sized meal. I think I recall exceptions to the rule for certain nest-raiding species, but Balls weren't included on that particular list.

	Ball Python The Ball Python (Python regius), also known as the Royal Python, is a ground dwelling snake native to the savannahs and rain forests in western Africa, predominatly the countries of Ghana, Togo, and Benin.

[snsc808]

thank you so much