How Frequently Do You Feed Your BPs?

[autumn75]

I'm new to BPs and am wondering how frequently a young BP should be fed?

My BP is 124 grams. I've been feeding him (an adult live mouse) every 10 days and he's gained 10 grams in just over a month. Is this a good gain or not?

I've read that if you feed too frequently they can fast and I want to avoid that happening.

I'm also going to be attempting to feed f/t tonight. Can you pre-scent the room with frozen?

[51-50 Python]

for that size.. i would recommend 1 mouse a week.. n when it gets bigger like 2 feet long.. start giving it small rats once a week... but dont ever give it something u think it cant handle because i made that mistake once by giving my ball a huge rat.. and i would also recommend giving ur ball live mice instead of frozen.. i dont know why poeple even give it frozen food at all i guess some people are scared the mouse or rat will damage the snake but ive never had that problem and ive had my ball for 5 months

[autumn75]

I'm switching to frozen because it's much safer for the snake. I won't put a live rat in with him when he's older. The last mouse I fed him got a bite in during constriction and I've been tending to the wound. Two meals prior to that, the mouse bit him too although not hard enough to do damage.

[rabernet]

I feed babies every 5 days. When they start to refuse a meal on the 5 day schedule, I switch to once a week.

[51-50 Python]

I'm switching to frozen because it's much safer for the snake. I won't put a live rat in with him when he's older. The last mouse I fed him got a bite in during constriction and I've been tending to the wound. Two meals prior to that, the mouse bit him too although not hard enough to do damage.

how big is ur snake? any rat or mouse ive ever givin 2 my ball has never even had a fighting chance because my BP bites and squeezes the life out of it.. ive rarely heard of a mouse or rat damaging the snake so ya i would just go with feeding live because i think its healthier, more exciting for the snake, and more enjoyable for the owner to watch

[rabernet]

how big is ur snake? any rat or mouse ive ever givin 2 my ball has never even had a fighting chance because my BP bites and squeezes the life out of it.. ive rarely heard of a mouse or rat damaging the snake so ya i would just go with feeding live because i think its healthier, more exciting for the snake, and more enjoyable for the owner to watch

Feeding should never be for the entertainment of the owner. It's not healthier or more exciting for the snake to feed live.

I do feed live exclusively myself, because I breed my own rats, but I didn't choose live for any of those reason.

Each owner should decide what works best for them.

[51-50 Python]

Feeding should never be for the entertainment of the owner. It's not healthier or more exciting for the snake to feed live.

I do feed live exclusively myself, because I breed my own rats, but I didn't choose live for any of those reason.

Each owner should decide what works best for them.

ur right each owner should decide what works best for them. But how would you know if feeding live isnt healthier i mean if u feed it frozen.. that thing has been frozen and then thawed its a whole process compared to feeding live which is fresh and more nutritious in my opinion.. and whats wrong with getting entertainment out of it i mean its ur snake u would like to think that its aggressive and could easily kill a mouse or rat.. to me i think its impressive.. my snake usually strikes at the rat the first second or two i toss it in there so it makes me feel good everytime it does

[sg1trogdor]

for that size.. i would recommend 1 mouse a week.. n when it gets bigger like 2 feet long.. start giving it small rats once a week... but dont ever give it something u think it cant handle because i made that mistake once by giving my ball a huge rat.. and i would also recommend giving ur ball live mice instead of frozen.. i dont know why poeple even give it frozen food at all i guess some people are scared the mouse or rat will damage the snake but ive never had that problem and ive had my ball for 5 months

No offense but 5 months isnt very long. I feed live also But I watch it the whole time untilwither the snake takes it or I am satisfied that the snake will not eat it and remove it. I also do not feed live to my larger snakes only when they are babies. I find it harder to get my babies to eat F/t. If you wanna see any photos of animals that have been bitten by their prey If no one else post them I will.,

[DSGB]

i feed mine a rat every wednesday.

wonder who voted 14 days??

[ChicaPiton519]

i dont know why poeple even give it frozen food at all i guess some people are scared the mouse or rat will damage the snake but ive never had that problem and ive had my ball for 5 months

because i would rather have a dead rat thawing on my counter then having to pay a ton of money in vet bills cause a rat got ahold of my snake... it has happend to me (a mouse bit a ball of mine, nothing horable, but it made me want to switch them faster... they were rescues)
5 months... is it small? that would possibly be why you dont have problems, my small snakes sometimes get live fuzzies, and stuff... never live as older snakes...

just not safe IMO...
btw,
my big ball akua, my adult JCP, and my BRB all eat on saturdays, and my other snakes eat on fridays, because the food the big 3 eat takes longer to thaw =]