How Soon Is Too Soon To Feed A Stimson Python

[DragonTemple6]

Hi! I am brand new at snake ownership, but I have a Stimson Python who ate beautifully, but I have a feeling she is hungry. I fed Azula two days ago and she is already on the hunt for another mouse!

How soon can I feed her? I don't want to hurt her, but she is very determined to find something else to eat.

 

[Buggster]

Snakes are opportunistic feeders so are ALWAYS hungry.

Depending on the size of the meal, you should be feeding weekly-fortnightly.

Stimsons will almost always go off their food during winter months, so don't expect her to be eating every weeks. They'll easily go 6+ months without taking a feed

 

[Bl69aze]

a good sized feed, should last a week or two.

if she is out moving, could mean the mouse was too small and shes ready for more or shes just coming out for a smell and adventure

 

[DragonTemple6]

Thanks! Azula is about a meter long and I fed her an adult mouse that didn't seem to make much of an impression around her middle.

Maybe I need to move her up to a wiener rat?

 

[dragonlover1]

we have a 5YO who is on hopper rats

 

[Buggster]

we have a 5YO who is on hopper rats

My 2 year old is smashing through Hoppers.

 

[dragonlover1]

sweet,every critter is different

 

[dragonlover1]

all critters have different feeding patterns

 

[Pauls_Pythons]

all critters have different feeding patterns

And most are over fed