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I have a female that is about 14-16 months and she is about 4.5-5 ft long. I think she may weigh a couple of pounds. I can upload measurements later today. Do I need to beef up her feed cycle? She was on one medium rat a week, but I have been feeding her every 4 to 5 days now. Does she sound to small?
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3.2 Normal ball-Alex,Jake,Monty,Siv,Nanna
1.0 Pastel-Tony
1.0 Het Albino
0.2 Green Anoles-Penelope,Lacy
1.0 BCI-Bulwai
0.1 Burmese-Chelsae4.5'
This was her this summer.
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3.2 Normal ball-Alex,Jake,Monty,Siv,Nanna
1.0 Pastel-Tony
1.0 Het Albino
0.2 Green Anoles-Penelope,Lacy
1.0 BCI-Bulwai
0.1 Burmese-Chelsae4.5'
Years ago, when Burms were the rage, 11' was not uncommon for a yearling.
Some would say she is too small , but I would just say she's probably smaller than average. I forget what article it was in , but Bob Clark once said that these snakes are very well equipped to handle the flip side of things(lack of food) in their natural environment. I think the comment was pertaining to retics but the same thing applies here. Your pictures do not represent a sickly looking animal , therefore no harm done as far as i'm concerned. Many people are quick to jump on the "you stunted the animals growth" train without understanding that these are not dogs or cats. Maybe these are the people you see in the newspaper that were killed by their "happy python". Anyway I know that it is very possible to underfeed a reptile but don't believe yours is. I prefer to see conservative growth in my animals until about the second year and then push for growth. That's just my opinion. Good day and hope I helped
she looks great, in my oppinion dont feed more often just feed bigger meals once a week, large rats then jumbo, then bunnies
She should be able to at least take large rats.. Try upping the size of her food and see what she can take.. I wouldn't push her though.. I'm all for slow/constant growth.. No need to push her to 11-12 feet in one year..
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1.0 Het Albino Burm
0.1 Albino Burm
1.1 Mojave Ball Pythons
0.1 Normal Ball Python
1.0 Albino Ball Python
1.1 Pastel Ball Pythons
0.1 Spider Ball Python
0.2 Het Albino Ball Pythons
0.1 Lavender Albino Retic
Seeking bigger cages for the family 
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