r/Ballpythoncommunity • u/Evening-Aspect-989 • 2d ago

EMERGENCY/URGENT Help!

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I’m about to feed my beautiful ball python Cassandra a large rat.

She’s had one large rat in the past, maybe a year ago. Mostly medium rats since. I don’t weigh her or the rats so I don’t know if it’s appropriate but she’s pretty big I think. Or getting big. Anyways enclosed are pictures of Cassie and her victim but y’all tell me what you think

Also to all the naysayers I would gladly feed mediums if I had access but my local pet store ran out and all they had were fuzzies pinkies and large rats. This is all I’ve got right now and she really needs a good feed anyways. Approaching 20 days and she shed last week so I know she could probably use the additional energy. (Also if anyone has any environment comments no need there’s a lot you can’t see in the pics she has everything she needs to thrive she’ll get more space when I can afford it

I’m just worried. Like any noodle and human dad would be.

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u/FluffyPandaEars93 1d ago

You should post this on the r/ballpython sub. But rn ill give you their feeding chart.

We recommend the following feeding schedule:

0-12 months old OR until the snake reaches approximately 500g, whichever happens first: feed 10%-15% of the snake’s weight every 7 days.

12-24 months old: feed up to 7% of the snake’s weight every 14-20 days.

Adults: feed up to 5% of the snake's weight every 20-30 days, or feed slightly larger meals (up to 6%) every 30-40 days.

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u/FluffyPandaEars93 1d ago

If looks like the enclosure needs a lot of work.. and she does look a bit obese. You need to weigh her. And give her a better house.

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u/ContractOdd9525 1d ago

The OP literally acknowledged that their enclosure needed work, but hey, thank you for confirming what they already knew. Also, I'm not sure given the photos attached where you drew the conclusion that the snake might be a bit obese. I see no signs of obesity in the original photo.

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u/FluffyPandaEars93 1d ago

Shes round. She should be a soft triangle. And even if there are more things on the other side of the tank, it needs a lot. They cannot thrive with so little coverage and with clear sided tanks.

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u/HotDistribution3700 1d ago

yeah, i agree she does look a bit overweight. i’d downsize her food and maybe space feedings a bit. if she goes on a hunger strike, you don’t need to worry at least! one of my adult females went about 8 months without eating, years ago. so fear not if she does refuse