Ball Pythons!!!
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How about a baby mehen pic? 
6/18/05
She was at one point out on her own for a month and this happened (pic from 9/27/05)......
That was the only time she got loose for any amount of time and I was probably lucky we found her again since the wild snakes around here tend to be cannibals. I reinforced her old cage after that and had so much trouble controlling the humidity (it was too wet so I installed a fan and it was too dry tried putting a timer on it and it still was one or the other) I put her in a second hand vision cage.
6/18/05
She was at one point out on her own for a month and this happened (pic from 9/27/05)......
That was the only time she got loose for any amount of time and I was probably lucky we found her again since the wild snakes around here tend to be cannibals. I reinforced her old cage after that and had so much trouble controlling the humidity (it was too wet so I installed a fan and it was too dry tried putting a timer on it and it still was one or the other) I put her in a second hand vision cage.
Not exactly sure I bought him 2 1/2 years ago and he was already 2 feet? I started him on small rats (frozen) probably within 6 months after getting him.808crx;529159; said:
Snake_Eyes;530137; said:
So you think my ball is ready for rats? He is 3'4''... Let me know because he eats mice like they're the last ones on earth!!! This is all new because I have never heard of Ball Python eating rats... I read they ate mice... But I want this guy to be big and healthy!
808crx;530399; said:
Generally speaking, the prey item should not be larger than the widest part of the snake. In your case, it sounds like he should be able to take a small rat. How old is he? If he's past 4-5 yrs, and you start him on rats, then I suggest only feeding him every couple weeks or so to prevent obesity.
Z Trip;530591; said:
I agree. Mine was probably WC, and although he used to eat F/T mice, now he refuses anything but hamsters. Maybe its an age thing; he's at least 16 yrs old.
808crx;530399; said:
My ball is about as big around as a pop can. Yours should be big enough to eat at least a small rat, rats are soooo much more nutritious than mice. Like MDC_Leviathan said you only want to feed it as large as the widest part of it's body.
MDC_Leviathan;530490; said:
Okay thanks for the advice guys! He is about two right now but, not as wide as a rat... Maybe a full grown adult mouse... Please post pics of your guys ball pythons.
Especially you Snake eyes... Sounds Killers! I never knew they grew to that size!!!
Please post pics!
Okay so rats are more nutritious than mice? Also since you guys are a hell of alot more knowledgable than me... A couple months back my ball would eat 3 adult mice every 5 days... And he was growing very noticeably! Now he will only eat one mouse every 7 days.
Any reason for this? So I just got a buch of rats, hoping to start my own breeding. Will he willing take a rat more willingly than a mouse? Any difference there?
Any reason for this? So I just got a buch of rats, hoping to start my own breeding. Will he willing take a rat more willingly than a mouse? Any difference there?
