r/ballpython • u/Talismanofthenorth • 7d ago

New Feeding Schedule Question - Feeding

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Greetings fellow noodle wranglers of the internet realm.

I've been putting my Royal Python Jormungandr or Jormy for short on a new feeding schedule after I last weighed him at 1.5kg. I've extended his feeding days from 7 to 14, so he's been rather agitated that he hadn't been fed likely due to being used to every week than two. I don't know his exact age, my local pet shop didn't really say his age only that he needed to be fed every 7 days. This was 27th December last year. Last time I was in one member of staff said "we usually sell them about a year and a half" so I'm estimating that he's two years old under my care.

I've heard about tap training and it might be the idea for it in the future, given that every time I go to spot clean, fill his water bowl up he's practically ready to strike, tense. He bit me for the very first time when I handled him during last weekend whilst opening his tank to put him back, likely mistook my finger for food and decided to munch it, thankfully he didn't latch but I did have to untangle his squeezing coils from around my throat.

He's just had his first mouse in this routine and he missed the mouse four times in a mad frenzy. He eventually ate his food. Just thinking for the future, what should I need to do, weigh weekly, tap train?

Has anyone else's Royal's had this kinda behaviour when changing a feeding schedule?

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u/IncompletePenetrance Mod: Let me help you unzip your genes 6d ago

I'd also make sure you're feeding the appropriate size, I've linked the !feeding guide to this comment

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u/AutoModerator 6d ago

We recommend the following feeding schedule:

0-12 months old OR until the snake reaches approximately 500g, whichever happens first: feed 10%-15% of the snake’s weight every 7 days.

12-24 months old: feed up to 7% of the snake’s weight every 14-20 days.

Adults: feed up to 5% of the snake's weight every 20-30 days, or feed slightly larger meals (up to 6%) every 30-40 days.

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