hello, just looking for some opinions/feedback concerning weights/growth. i have been looking at ads for females the past couple weeks, specifically a pied. the weights for 2011's have me a little puzzled and frustrated....

i have seen numerous ads that say something to the effect of "2011 female, eats great, 150 grams empty" or 200g, or even a whopping 250grams. i'll inquire about the hatch date and they will be aprox 8 months!

when it comes to bp's i'm not an expert but this just doesn't seem quite right. i have 3 2011's and they are all more than twice that. i feed 1 appropriate size rat every 5-7 days

seems like if a bp's is only 200g in 8 or nine months it would take about 10 yrs to get to breedable size. sooooo.... i'm thinking there are 2 possibilities.

1) they are actually problematic feeders

or

2) the breeders are just skimping on feeders trying to save a few bucks.

i have gone to more than 1 show and seen yearlings that look like hatchlings. i won't name names. it always just sits wrong with me.

any idea how these stunted bp's overall growth will be effected? will they still grow to their full potential?


i guess i will just stick with buying hatchlings and raising them myself. i actually enjoy raising them actually this is just something that chaps my butt. i used to be into pitts and kings and i would see this fairly often over the years there as well. it kind of saddens my heart to see that, by all apearences, for some it's all about the money. just my 2 cents...

jonathan

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• normal or starving??? - geckoejon, Fri Mar 23 05:59:02 2012
• 3rd reason? - Violetdixie, Fri Mar 23 15:29:17 2012
• RE: normal or starving??? - kingofspades, Fri Mar 23 22:27:32 2012
• Also... - kingofspades, Fri Mar 23 22:32:07 2012
• I agree - Violetdixie, Sat Mar 24 01:37:01 2012
• RE: I agree - BAM_Reptiles, Sun Apr 1 13:09:46 2012
• RE: normal or starving??? - KBuckler, Sat Mar 24 18:11:19 2012
• hmm.... - geckoejon, Sun Mar 25 07:39:04 2012
• Never said that? - Violetdixie, Sun Mar 25 17:07:48 2012
• 2 more things......... - Violetdixie, Sun Mar 25 17:51:05 2012
• RE: Never said that? - geckoejon, Sun Mar 25 23:09:48 2012
• RE: Never said that? - geckoejon, Sun Mar 25 23:23:42 2012
• RE: normal or starving??? - JenH, Sun Mar 25 17:03:11 2012
• RE: normal or starving??? - KBuckler, Sun Mar 25 20:45:56 2012
• RE: normal or starving??? - toshamc, Sun Mar 25 17:39:46 2012