At what length should I switch to the next biggest size of prey?

[Medusa88]

This has probably been asked already but I looked around and couldn't find such a thread. I just measured my ball the other day, and saw that she was one foot and 7 inches. She's on fuzzies right now and I was wondering should she be moved up to the next biggest mouse? If not at what length does her food need to be enlarged?

[Jules1618]

It's about her size, a rat a little bigger then the largest part of her

[SSSSnakes]

The prey size should be the size of the largest part of her body. If she appear to be hungry after she eats one item, the offer her a second.

[Starbuck]

you should also try to get her switched over to pinky/fuzzy rats sooner rather than later, because they will be what you snake ends up eating as an adult. They also tend to be a leaner than similarly sized mice, so its a higher quality package of nutrition. Best of luck!

[mykee]

17 inches is a newborn-ish. Upgrade the food size as she gets larger. It's kind of a common sense thing. Eyeball it.