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Does this look like a hopper??

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amanda84

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I just took this out of e freezer. It looks like a full grown mouse to me, not a hopper. Am I wrong?
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It's hard to tell without anything for size comparison. It doesn't look like an adult to me. You can also weigh it and your snake to determine if it's the correct size.
 
I suppose a comparison would have made more sense. He ate it though.
How do I know when weighing how much it too much for the snake? I'm new to this.


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Think it was too big? I was worried at the widest part but he got it down.


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Yay! It just is so amazing how wide they can spread their mouth! I was very worried at first.


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if the largest part of the mouse is no bigger than 1-1/3 times the largest part of the snake, he/she should do just fine.
 
I agree, looks like a good size for him. If you have a digital gram scale, you can weigh your snake and track his growth.

To determine the right size of mouse by weight, most people use the Munson plan:

-When they're on single pinks (2-3g), feed every 4-5 days. (Snake = 4-15g)

-Double pinks (3g x 2) every 4-5 days. (Snake = 16-23g)

-Small fuzzies (5-7g) every 5-6 days. (Snake = 24-30g)

-Regular fuzzies (7-9g) every 5-6 days (Snake = 30-50g)

-Hoppers (9-12g) every 5-6 days (Snake = 51-90g)

-Weaned (14-20g) every 7 days (Snake = 91-170g)

-Adult (24-30g) every 7-x days (Snake = 170+)

-Jumbo Adults (40-50g) every 7-x days (Snake = 400g+)

It's a somewhat aggressive feeding schedule, so I usually wait until the snake is well into the weight range before moving up sizes.
 
The Munson Plan is overly complex IMO. Here's what I do and have been doing for ~20 years with great success. Snakes grow steadily and are ready to breed by their 3rd year.

I feed once a week. Start out with a prey item that is ~1.5x the diameter of your snake at its widest part. Feed that size once a week until you no longer see a lump 24hours after the feeding. Then move up to the next prey size and feed until you no longer see a lump after 24 hours. I continue this process up to jumbo mice. Even if I can't see a lump I still stick with jumbo mice as usually once they're that large they're mostly done growing so no need for anything larger.

Keep in mind that feeders are not a constant size, so if you're feeding "fuzzies" some will be a bit larger, some a bit smaller. Don't worry about it. Your snake will be just fine.

For feeding I like to stick to the KISS principle. Constantly weighing snakes and feeders and worrying if one is a few grams off is unnecessary.
 
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