How much do i need to feed a milk snake and how often?

Question

i am getting a milk snake soon and i don't know how much to feed them or how often please help me!

THANKS A LOT!!!!

Answer 1

No more than once a week and no less than once a month.

...Feed mice or rats (depending on size) to your milk snake.

Choose a rat or mouse that is about the size of the thickest part of the snake.

Feed your snake once a week. Live or Frozen rodents are acceptable.

Live rodents trigger a feeding response faster than frozen thawed rodents......In nature, milk snakes feed on a number of small vertebrates, including frogs, small rodents, other snakes and lizards. In captivity, most milk snakes will eagerly feed on domestically bred, pre-killed mice. Snakes should be well started on rodents prior to sale in a retail outlet. Never feed your milk snake foods procured from the wild, as they will transmit harmful internal parasites. As the snake grows it should be given proportionately larger food items. Babies with start on pre-killed pink mice, while adults of most sub-species can handle pre-killed sub-adult mice. A good rule of thumb when feeding any captive snake is that the food item should not be larger than 1½ times the girth of the snake at its widest point.......

Here are some sites for reference:

http://www.wnyherp.org/care-sheets/snake...

http://exoticpets.about.com/cs/snakes/a/...

Best of luck!!

Do all the reseach and learn all that you can!

Snakes are awesome pets!!