when to feed more?

my '05 male is getting up there is size, i was curious when you all start feeding them more food at a time? right now he eats one adult mouse every five-six days, when should i start feeding two mice a week? is there a specific size that you start feeding more food less often? I think he is ok now, but i want to know when i should start feeding him more. thanks!

Hey Jessi,

I'm by no means an expert, but rather than feed more often, maybe it's better to start looking to feed your BP bigger size food items (ie..rats)?

It will be based on a combination of the snake's size, the size of the prey item, and his willingness to take more, lol. To quantify it, I weighed my 05 females a while back...sizes ranged anywhere from about 150g-350g. I have been feeding primarily med sized adult mice (what I had the most of in the freezer). Any of the the ones over 200g could take a large adult with ease. 250g can, and have, taken 2 med. 300g+ have been converted to small rats. I don't go by weights when I make the change, it is all based on the factors noted above...but I thought it might help to put sizes to things. (Honestly, I don't own a scale small enough to weigh the little buggers, even if I was inclined to do it regularly...it's been on my list of things to do for some time, but never important enough for me to followup on. Maybe this year, after the babies come, lol)