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I got semi-decent pictures this time of him. He wouldn't have me getting a belly shot but still good pictures of him. Just a question regarding his weight, he eats well, but at 3 yrs & 4 months he only weighs 645 grams on empty. What have your males weighed at his age? Should I be concerned, or up his food, or is that fine?

That last picture I had to put in, it was another lucky shot. I was snapping pictures one after the other and right as it flashed he "yawned".

its not hard to get a good rat eating ball python up to 1000g in a year with steady consistant feedings. im sure it can be done with mice also but i hate feeding mice to breeder ball pythons. thats just a preferance though. if its just a pet, ten i wouldn't sweat it......

chris

hes healthy you can tell from his pics, and hydra never has been a big fan of rats he takes mice and gerbils quicker.

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ty i'm pretty proud of it myself we have such a slow camera i am surprised i managed to capture it.

Congrats, beautiful Royal Python and nice photos,
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Kyle
www.royalvariations.com

"be safe, be happy and dont let anyone make you afraid" David Coverdale

ty, pretty proud of him myself. it's hard to capture his true colors so i was trying all sorts of settings on the camera.

Niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiice,

Normal Royal Pythons are very beautiful. Congrats,
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Kyle
www.royalvariations.com

"be safe, be happy and dont let anyone make you afraid" David Coverdale

because of his colors ive thought of getting a female pastel. i think they would make a great looking clutch.

Hi Yall,

i do not have a male that has reached 1000g yet. Several are proven and strong breeders!! I did recently pick up an 02 het albino male that is 1100g. JUST TO GIVE reference.

I did have one 14 yr old male that was 6ft 2in I can only guess he was from the "giant" populations. The guy that probed it for WAY BACK WHEN could not believe it was a male. RIP Charlie "the Snake" victim of a housewide thermostat failure.

Problem is the whole cycling issue. I house my males near my females and they completely shut down for feed between nov/dec through march. I do offer meals but they have one thing on their mind!!

I have no problem with it, they have acceptable weight and feed well in season. There is a lot of data AGAINST obese snakes particularly breeding males. So thin is better!!!!

The longevity records for BPs were from what most would consider "underweight" animals. Maybe our view of BPs is distorted they are not designed to have giant rats in their face weekly. IT just never happens in the wild!!!!

Oh and My opinion. Obesity in animals is abuse too!!

Photo included is my early 07 male blonde that weighs 450g. He is as solid as they come and feeds when he feels like it!!!!! He will breed when he feels like it to and not likely according to OUR SCHEDULES!!

God Bless, Lee Van Hyfte