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RE: normal or starving???

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Posted by: toshamc at Sun Mar 25 17:39:46 2012   [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by toshamc ]  
   

Ball Pythons by nature do not require a 3-5 day feeding schedule as some people in this business/hobby tend to do especially with babies. By nature they are not supposed to be breeding size in their first year this is something the business has pushed to be able to make more money.



That being said if you are selling to people that are breeders and are looking to get big fat snakes for faster breeding purposes then it would probably be in your best interest to sell big fat snakes as opposed to maintenance fed snakes. But it's not a sign of poor keeping if a seller chooses to feed less frequently as long as the snake is maintaining a good body weight.



Know the difference between a fat snake, a healthy snake and a emaciated snake because there really is no rule as to what they should weigh.
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Tosha

JET Pythons



nihil facimus sed id bene facimus


   

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