A snake that is still growing can eat about 10% to 13% of its body weight weekly.
Once the snake is adult weight, you can maintain a healthy diet by feeding about 10% of its body weight every 2 to 3 weeks.
If you have a scale, weigh your snake. For example: If your snake weighs 40 grams, it would be eating a 4.5 gram Fuzzy. If your snake weighs 100 grams, you could feed it a 12 gram Hopper, and if the snake weighs 300 grams you would feed a 30 to 35 gram mouse.
There is a Feeding Plan floating around the internet and somewhere on this site as well known as the "Munson Plan" that is based on this methodology. Although most people don't understand the gradients and how to interpret it properly.
I have been feeding snakes using this method for over 40 years and never had a feeding issue with any of my snakes.
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