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Snake weight
in grams
(g)

Food requirements for
maintenance (per week)
(grams of fresh rodent)

Food requirement for
growth or egg production
(per week)
(grams of fresh rodent)

1

0.17

0.21

10

0.94

1.32

20

1.58

2.27

30

2.15

3.13

40

2.67

3.93

50

3.15

4.69

60

3.61

5.42

70

4.06

6.12

80

4.48

6.8

90

4.9

7.46

100

5.3

8.11

150

7.18

11.17

175

8.06

12.62

250

10.54

16.72

300

12.08

19.32

350

13.86

21.82

400

14.99

24.24

450

16.37

26.61

500

17.72

28.92

550

19.03

31.18

600

20.32

33.4

650

21.57

35.58

700

22.81

37.72

750

24.02

39.84

800

25.21

41.92

850

26.38

43.98

900

27.54

46.01

950

28.68

48.01

1000

29.8

50

1500

40.39

68.88

2000

50.12

86.45

3000

67.93

119.01

4000

84.29

149.48

5000

99.64

178.03

6000

114.24

205.93

7000

128.24

232.59

8000

141.75

258.47

9000

154.85

283.68

10000

167.58

308.03

11000

180

332.41

12000

192.13

356.03

13000

204.02

379.3

14000

215.68

402.17