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Power Feeding Female BP

omerfriedman Aug 14, 2006 02:10 PM

I have a 650 gram female that will literally eat anytime/anything I feed her. Would it be possible to get her to a minimal breeding weight by this winter?

If so, what size food should i feed her and how often?

She eats 1 weaned rat every 4 days but would easily take more than that, I'm just scared of overfeeding.

any help would be greatly appreciated!

Omer
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Replies (1)

beastmistress Sep 04, 2006 01:37 PM

How old is this snake? Some say it's not also grams, but length as well. Males are ready at 2.5 feet and females at 3 feet. Power feeding can be very dangerous to your snake and ball pythons are prone to obesity which will cause problems with the body's organs which causes a short life span and is not likely to breed. Forcing a snake to grow too fast when young could cause problems in the future. Other than that, I have no idea, lol.

Lyndsey

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