![]() ![]() So be patient with your snake and be prepared with the appropriate food source and you will get happy days. There’s always an acclimation period when you’re bringing home a snake or any kind of reptile for that matter. So we suppose the most important bit of information that we can give you, is That you have to be prepared before you bring your snake home and speak to your breeder to find out what size rodents they are feeding on.įind out if it’s a mouse find out if it’s a rat find out what the feeding schedule is and when it was last fed now all these things are important if the uh if the breeder has fed it two days before it’s been sold then you might have to wait at least a week or two before the uh snake has another feed now. The calorie content for a mouse is 5.25 calories per gram of body weight compared to the rat which has 6.37 calories per gram of body weight so that extra calorie per gram makes your snake massive. Talking about the calorie content for rodents, rats have more calories and can accelerate the growth of your snake. Now the issue with a snake regurgitating its feet is you then need to let it rest for about a week or two before you do feed it to let any potential scars or ulcers in its throat heal now. So the main thing is we do not want to feed our snake a rodent which is far too large for them to digest or for them to stomach the risk is that they might regurgitate their feed and potentially bring up some of that stomach acids and therefore potentially burning their digestive tract and through to their trachea. Now this will vary from snake to snake because some snakes do like to have a smaller feed and some like to have a larger feed up to around about 50 percent larger than the thickest part of their body ![]() When we’re feeding our snakes, is to leave a lump in their body now to do this we need to choose a rodent that is approximately 25 percent larger than the thickest portion of their body So if you are a first-time breeder the choices when it comes to selecting the right size rodent to feed your snake can be quite confusing and quite overwhelming so we’re going to try and simplify this. Today we’re talking about what size rodent you should be feeding your snake, and how to correctly size the feeder rodent for your pet, We also discuss in more detail the benefits of feeding rats to your snake vs feeding your snake mice. The following Chart shows the age of the snake or its weight against what should be served to it as food and the number of days after which the snake should eat its following meal. In some cases, rats are bred by pet owners specifically so that their pet snake has something to eat. The rat provides a steady supply of prey for the snake, which would otherwise be forced to hunt for rodents in an environment that is not ideal for such a slow-moving animal. With the help of a rat, they can get the food they need without having to go hunting for it. Rat Size Chart For Snakes like Ball Pythonīall Pythons and other snakes are carnivorous animals that need food to survive. The chart is in inches, so if you are looking for the equivalent in centimeters, multiply by 2.54.įor a closer look, the following chart shows the sizes and names of Rats and Mouses : The chart below will help you to compare the size of a mouse to a rat. And we will write up a basic chart and post it soon. The length of time that should be left between each feed depends on the type of snake and its size etc. I personally only feed my snake’s chicks as a treat maybe once a month at the most, or use them with no feeders as they tend to get the snake feeding (obviously if the snake is the right size to be able to eat the chick !). We have noticed that many breeders or owners of snakes like Ball Python are wondering about what to feed their snakes and what size, how often etc so we thought we would post a rats size chart that helped us when we were first starting. 3 Rat Size Chart For Snakes like Ball Python.2 Mouse Size To Rat Size Conversion Chart. ![]()
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