Yormi is our young female ball python. The estimated age in this video is 3 months. We are feeding her once a frozen hopper mouse from Petco once per week.Th...
In fact, for a brand-new juvenile, it is best to feed a few hopper mice for the first meal. Hatchlings and juveniles grow quickly enough that they can handle fatty mice without storing too much fat. I recommend feeding mice frequently before 12 months of age.
Youll need to feed your baby ball python every 57 days when young, gradually shifting to 710 days as they grow over 200 grams. Choose prey thats 11.25 times your snakes mid-body width, starting with hopper mice (712 g) for hatchlings and increasing size as they grow.

Never. I feed baby ball pythons rat fuzzies right out of the egg. I only offer hoppers if they refuse or if they're extra small hatchlings.
Do you want to know the best feeding schedule for your ball python? Learn more about the correct feeding technique, frequency, & size of meals in this guide.

You should transition your young ball pythons of over 200-300 grams to eating rats, as they are bigger in size.You should start with feeding your hatchling baby ball python smaller mice fuzzy or hopper mice for the first few feedings.
Ball pythons refuse food more than almost any other pet snake. This complete feeding guide covers schedules, prey sizing, and a step-by-step feeding strike fix.

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Many ball pythons have a food preference. Some will be fixed on mice while other only eat rats. If you are lucky your ball python will eat both (as they would in the wild). Offering a food type your snake doesnt recognize will result in it not feeding.