Hatchling Food

I am having my first clutch of ball pythons and they hatch in another two weeks and I need to purchase food for them. I have searched all over the internet and got way too many different types of answers and I just want to know whats the best size rat/mice to feed them. I also only feed frozen thaw. Thanks!

Getting them started on frozen thawed may be hard. Live rat pinks or larger fuzzy micearte what I use to start. But if they will start on thawed for you awesome. This typically needs to be thought of before baby come but you could get two large adult mice or rats and 1 male of the same sizeand if they wont take the frozen thawed,by the time its a big problem you should have babys(ones to feed). Hope this helps

I use hopper mice. Even when I fed f/t, I always started babies on live prey.

Live mouse hoppers or small fuzzy rats.

Live hoppers to get them started. After they eat steadily you can switch to f/t but to get the first few meals in them, be prepared to offer live.

Originally Posted by SPJ

Live hoppers to get them started. After they eat steadily you can switch to f/t but to get the first few meals in them, be prepared to offer live.

This is what I do, too.

Live mouse hoppers here. I think it sets off their strike instinct.

Well thank god I asked this question and I'm happy that my pet store has live mice and rat babies because they breed them. Thanks all for the responses!

Just a question...I know I have to feed them live for the first couple of times, but after that what size frozen thaw should I order? Does fuzzy rats sound okay? Thanks.