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I was wondering if anybody out there had an adult Ball Python that ate 50% of its own weight in rats EVERY week.

I was just curious because of an ad I just seen.

1590grams, CBB female on a diet of 3)250gm rats per week.
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Right now I'm lucky if I can get them to eat 10% of their body wieght a month!

As a norm though? No, I don't. I only have one "Adult" female. She weighs 2675 grams, and she usually takes 2 rats in the 200-250 gram range per week. I have SEVERAL younder balls growing very fast, really packing the feed in.......but no~ they can't eat 50% of their body weight in one feeding either.

Could be I've just never seen it...but you asked........and no, I've not seen that occur at all.
 
I think its a crock to be quite honest, the seller either made an error while placing the ad or he is not being honest.

I just wanted to see if any other Regius breeder/keeper has EVER had an animal eat that much in 1 week.
 
Al,
I seen that add also.I have some of my snakes that I am sure would eat that much but I dont feed them that heavy.I have a few Ball pythons that would eat everyday if you let them and then others that are happy every 5 days with a meal.When I feed later today I will take some weights as to what they are eating but I dont see myself feeding them 50% of there body weight.And I am noway trying to say that the snake in that add couldnt eat that much...lol..
 
Well I just got done feeding and.My het pied is 523 grams and I feed her a 83 gram rat and she has a very large lump in her.I also feed another one of my 500 gram girls a 92 gram rat and she was stuffed.

So if that snake is eating 750 grams of rat I would say she is one stuffed snake I would be scared as hell to feed one of my snakes that much.But thats just my 2 cents worth...lol
 
I have 2 females that comes close. Last weigh in (empty) was 1297g, her last meal before going off feed was 504g. Her typical meal is about 400-450g.

Second female last weighed in at 860g (empty) and took down a just over 500g rat.

This is not something I make a "regular" practice of though. Nor could I see them eating 50% of their body weight every week (though sometimes I really wish they would ;) ).
 
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