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#204755
Roxmysox99
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What Size Rat?? 
i got a BP its 4-5 inches in diameter... so what kind of rat should i feed my snake?? I got it today so when should i feed it (they fed it tuesday)??? they also fed my BP live so what should i do Live?? F/T and if f/t how can i trick my snake into it??Maleeh Maleeh
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12/23/04 8:30pm
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#204758
Roxmysox99
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Message To: Roxmysox99 In reference to Message Id: 204755
What Size Rat??
*******its 4-5 inches around not in diameter sorry so around not diameter********
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12/23/04 8:33pm
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#204775
Roachey56
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Message To: Roxmysox99 In reference to Message Id: 204755
What Size Rat??
the rat should be as wide as ur snake.
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12/23/04 8:59pm
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#204815
Roxmysox99
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Message To: Roachey56 In reference to Message Id: 204775
What Size Rat??
well what kind of rat (pinkie, adult, jumbo, etc.) should a 4-5 inch around ball python be eating?? any help to raise humidity??Maleeh
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12/23/04 9:54pm
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#204876
Roachey56
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Message To: Roxmysox99 In reference to Message Id: 204815
What Size Rat??
widest part of rat=widest part of snake
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12/23/04 11:03pm
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#204993
T-E-G-U- K-I-D
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Message To: Roachey56 In reference to Message Id: 204876
 What Size Rat??
Ball pythons can suck down huge rats. Thats how i power feed my females to get them to breeding size. They love it. I feed live and always have. Just get some hemostats because when you try to thump them they come after you squeaking and squealing. And they bite hard. Whack em a couple times till there out cold and thn dangle it in front of your snake. I know a lot of ppl prefer not to feed live but a rat has never bitten any of my snakes.
JJ
P.S. it might be better to feed F/T Because rats can get fiesty and scary. And less possibility of injury for you and your snake.
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12/24/04 2:46am
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#205057
SCSnakeman
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Message To: Roxmysox99 In reference to Message Id: 204815
What Size Rat??
Maleeh, your snake should probably be eating large mice or very small rats but give it large mice for now. Do not power feed your snake. To raise the humidity try misting the cage twice a day or maybe even three times. Right now, I assume you are Christmas break from school, mist it fairly often. When you go back to school, mist it when you leave in the morning, when you come home in the afternoon and at bedtime. That should work.
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12/24/04 8:31am
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#205081
Roxmysox99
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Message To: SCSnakeman In reference to Message Id: 205057
What Size Rat??
but i have aspen and it molds when it gets wet i would get somethin else but i have a 5 foot tall bag of aspen. SO i have the top covered but now i need another way my humidity is now 39%... HELP FAST
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12/24/04 10:03am
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#205085
SCSnakeman
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Message To: Roxmysox99 In reference to Message Id: 205081
What Size Rat??
Check your other post on humidity. I just answered there.
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12/24/04 10:11am
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#205217
Pelota
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Message To: Roxmysox99 In reference to Message Id: 205081
What Size Rat??
I don’t like keeping my substrate wet either. But I find that spraying the sides of the cage will raise the humidity for a while. The little beads of water stay on the sides and keep the humidity up to 80% all day for me. Then I just spray again at night. That’s what I’m doing currently since my ball is going into shed. But I’m using reptibark, and I don’t use a heat lamp, so my tank doesn’t dry up as fast as some peoples.
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12/24/04 3:37pm
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#205219
Pelota
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Message To: Pelota In reference to Message Id: 205217
What Size Rat??
Oh, and as I mentioned in the other post where you asked about rat sizes, my ball is 4-5 inches around like yours, and she was taking weaned rats like nothing. Just last week I gave her a 55 gram small rat and she took it down and had a small, slightly noticable bulge in her stomach afterwards, which is perfect size.
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12/24/04 3:39pm
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#205270
Roxmysox99
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Message To: Pelota In reference to Message Id: 205219
What Size Rat??
iam using repti bark too and my temps were 88 when using aspen and now with a THIN layer of repti bark the temps are 75... what should i do... Heat lamp, when doing my tempature test i tried some trials with a heat lamp... the temp will be fine but the humidity o the surface under the bulb was 12% what should i do...Maleeh
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12/24/04 4:52pm
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#205392
Roxmysox99
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Message To: Roxmysox99 In reference to Message Id: 205270
What Size Rat??
iam using repti bark too and my temps were 88 when using aspen and now with a THIN layer of repti bark the temps are 75... what should i do... Heat lamp, when doing my tempature test i tried some trials with a heat lamp... the temp will be fine but the humidity o the surface under the bulb was 12% what should i do...
Maleeh
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12/24/04 9:24pm
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#205450
Pelota
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Message To: Roxmysox99 In reference to Message Id: 205392
What Size Rat??
Do you have an under tank heater? I just have a human heat pad on low or medium and it keeps my warm side between 88-94. I don’t like using heat lamps as the only source for heat. Dries the tank out and stuff.
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12/24/04 11:24pm
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#205455
Roxmysox99
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Message To: Pelota In reference to Message Id: 205450
What Size Rat??
i have a reptile zoo med UTH so should i get a human one??Maleeh
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12/24/04 11:32pm
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#207958
Pelota
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Message To: Roxmysox99 In reference to Message Id: 205455
What Size Rat??
Use whichever you prefer, but I strongly recommend you get a thermostat as well. Heat pads have the potential to overheat and can burn or kill your snake.
I usually chose human heating pads because they’re less expensive than reptile ones, but now I find that the cheapest method of under tank heating is heat tape. I can get a 2 foot by 1 foot piece of flexwatt heat tape for 12 bucks wired. 7 if I wire it myself. 
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12/29/04 1:17am
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