- Generally, smaller or younger ball pythons need to eat every five days, while larger ones usually eat once every week or two. As they get older you feed them more at one time so they dont need as many feedings.
- Hello. Just curious how often some people feed their ball pythons that are around my snakes age/weight. She is 1 year 2 months old, and weighs 734 grams. I have been feeding her 1 small rat(50-60 grams) every 7 days. I see conflicting information on feeding, and generally trust the opinions of those over here on MM over places like Reddit.
As we can see from the illustration, Ball Python Feeding Time Schedule has many fascinating aspects to explore.
- Erratic feeding is a feeding schedule with no schedule at all. There is no feeding schedule in the wild, which means that ball pythons need to be opportunistic predators if they want to eat.
- when your snake is still growing, feed once a week. as it grows you want to slow down on feeding and feed every 2weeks to 1 month because their body will digest slower, feeding an adult python once a week is power feeding and not really recommended ...
- How often to feed a ball python, what size prey, and how to thaw frozen rodents. A complete guide from a South Georgia breeder with 10+ years experience.
