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out of curiosity, my snake is 1.5 meters long and im giving him about 96 gram rats twice a week. how big of a rat do u think he could cope with? his weight when I got him was 1.2kg, but since than he has doubled in size. just wondering if he could cope with bigger rats, or just leave it the way it is.

The general rule is 1.5x the thickest part of his body.

Most pet snakes are overfed however- it wouldn't hurt to give him a slightly smaller prey item (as long as he does not start to loose weight or he starts to appear weak/sickly) than what he needs.
 
thanks buggster, he is pretty thick around his middle so I will stick with the size I'm using now.
 
Twice a week? That's like you eating 10 times a day. Remember, a hungry snake is a happy snake dude. Have you ever researched the feast and famine theory?
 
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