i know this already but whoever gets the right answer first gets best answer. If a ball python is as fat as your wrist maybe a tiny bit smaller, how big of a mouse should he be eating?
2007-05-03 04:50:43 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Reptiles
If the Ball Python you are talking about is the same diameter as my wrist .. then it would be eating medium to large rats.
As a general rule on Ball Pythons, feed them items that are about the same diameter as their stomach area. Smaller items may be given as food but Ball Pythons don't have the ability to eat gigantic meals like the Reticulated, Burmese or African Rock Pythons.
2007-05-03 11:32:37 · answer #1 · answered by hotsnakes2 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've always heard that ball pythons can eat a mouse up to five times the size of the snake's head. If the snake's head is as big as a wrist, though, maybe he/she should be eating rats instead.
2007-05-03 18:31:08 · answer #2 · answered by Persephone 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well Ball Pythons generally don't get that big. I own 3 and my male is 7 years old and my female is 5 years old and little momma is only a few months. And my Chance is as big as he will get. Not even close to size of a wrist.
Have a nice day
2007-05-04 21:02:04 · answer #3 · answered by Smokin 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
get ones about the size of a lab rat, the white ones usually seen on tv, but he can eat anything, i've seen a rock python swallow 2 chickens and a rabbit, he wasn't too big, their jaws really open up, it'll be good to give him somethin bigger than himself, you'll just see a huge lump where the rat is
2007-05-03 12:09:06 · answer #4 · answered by billius 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a python that big would bite a mouse in half try large rats for a snack or small rabbits for a meal .
2007-05-04 09:47:33 · answer #5 · answered by knightrunner13 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the mouse should be as fat as your wrist or a tiny bit smaller.
2007-05-03 16:23:33 · answer #6 · answered by planbskate1924 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hello, it has nothing to do with the size of their bodies...snakes can eat foods 2-3 times the width of their heads ...Take Care :)
2007-05-03 14:13:16 · answer #7 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you should feed him a adult mouse or a fuzzy to small rat. i breed them and i have one that is that size and he gets a small rat every week. but it depends on what he prefers to eat if he wants the mouse or a very small rat. but he can be fed either one.
2007-05-03 11:57:30 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
if its as round as ur wrist he should be eating a medium to large rat..
2007-05-03 13:46:51 · answer #9 · answered by D W 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The prey should be no bigger than the thickest part of the snake.
2007-05-03 13:57:55 · answer #10 · answered by maxevans256 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋