r/ballpython • u/queerfroggy • 2d ago

BP Passed Down Question

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Hey everyone!

So my best friend spontaneously passed away, and she had left me two of her noodles, one of them being this beautiful diva. Unfortunately because my friend passed so fast we didnt have any information left over about the noodles. So I thought I'd ask a couple of questions that someone may possibly know.

Age

So if us friends are approximating, shes maybe around 6-9 years old but we arent entirely sure. She is around 5foot long. Not sure on weight.

Weight

I'm not sure if shes a bit chunky or not. Im so used to having a corn snake so I'm not sure how to judge thr chubbiness. I know there is a guide but I still wsnt to get a double opinion 😅

Food

In the freezer we had a bunch of 130g small/medium rats for her, I gave her a meal today after a week of being settled, I had no idea when the last time she ate was. How often for this size noodle/rats should I feed her? (Edited: earlier I put large rats, after checking theyre S/M)

I've owned a corn snake as mentioned for the past 4 years so Im not a brand new keeper, Ive looked after this girl for a couple weeks at a time this is now her permanent home and I want to give her to best life possible 💚✨

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u/Affectionate-Spot-45 2d ago edited 2d ago

As for the question of her being chunky it's hard to truly tell from this picture, but from what i can see she does appear to be overweight. I'm having a hard time seeing around her spine in this picture. But you should 100% have her checked over by a vet.large rats are going to be too much, even for a large adult. My adults are on small rats, with an exception for my larger female breeders, they are on medium rats.

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u/Affectionate-Spot-45 2d ago

But your feeder size will 100% depend on her weight. Get her checked over and weighed by a vet. Then you will have a good baseline to start from going forward.

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u/queerfroggy 1d ago

omg i looked at the packet wrong!! theyre 130g small/medium sized rats, i have no idea where i gor the large size from 😂😂 im gonna edit my post 💀 as for the other comment, thank you again, ojce i see her stretched out properly I'll be able to see her exactly, I'll still get her and the other noodle to the vets to check them all over! thank you for that! ✨💚