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Hello,
I'm still new to snakes so I wanted to post my log for the ball python to make sure the feeding, sheding, and weight gain are approperate. I bought the snake secondhand so I'm not sure of his exact age. The snake appears healthy and active and accepts food with no trouble.

Date:
4/10 - Purchase
4/16 - Fed Sm. Rat (49g)
4/30 - Weight 592g
5/2 - Fed Sm. Mouse (23g)
5/12 - Fed Sm. Rat (50g)
5/18 - Shed Complete
Weight 644g
5/23 - Fed Rat (102g)
6/7 - Fed Rat (101g)
6/9 - Weight 778g
6/15 - Fed Rat (100g)
6/19 - Blue

Thoughts?

Thanks in advance for helping me take better care of my snake
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Green Igg 1.1.0
Beardie 1.0.0
Green Tree Frogs 0.0.2
Green Anole 1.0.0
Leopard Gecko 0.1.0
American Toad 0.0.1
Ball Python 0.0.1
Nile Monitor 0.0.1
Yellow Belly Slider 0.0.1
Tokay Gecko 0.0.1

Looks like your taking great care of your snake. Often when someone only has a snake or 2 they have to buy from the petstore and the meals can vary depending on what they have at the time. If that's the case keep feeding as you have. I like to feed rats of appropriate size only. The rat should be a little smaller than the widest part of the snakes body for steady growth. If you want to bulk it up faster feed a slightly smaller rat twice weekly. Good luck!! Chris Hall

I think your doing great. I like to feed twice a week if they will do it. Once they hit a stable weight and they are breeding they go to once a week. Great Job.

Regards,
Bill
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1.0 Spider Albino
1.0 Spider het Lavender (TSK)
0.1 Clown (Casey Lazik)
0.1 Ultramel
1.1 Tripple Het Caramel, Orange Ghost, Genetic Stripe
1.0 Honeybee
1.3 Het Lavenders (TSK)
0.1 Het Caramel Albino
0.1 Spider Het Albino (NEXTWORLD EXOTICS)
0.1 Pastel Het for Orange Ghost
1.1 Albino (TSK)
0.1 Spinner Het for Albino
1.0 Super Pastel (TSK)
1.1 Kids (10) and (17)
0.1 Spouse (23 Years Married)
1.0 Chocolate Lab

You are doing an excellent job of documenting the care of your snake! I feed weekly in summer and every other week in winter for adults. Juveniles continue on weekly feeding year round. I think if your snake continues to gain weight, you are providing him with everything he needs.

feed it once a week...not too big...not too small....

just right.....

....really........
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........JY

Thank you for the replies. This morning I was treated to a wonderful one-piece shed so I'm sure he will be hungry. I took a picture of his tank, I want to make sure it is set up correctly. it's a 40g (I think...) with heat provided by UTH (I have a piece of tile under the substrate over the UTH). The warm hide is over the UTH and behind the water dish is a cool side hide. I am having the hardest time finding a water dish that is just right so at the moment I'm using the ice bin from the freezer.

Image URL http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1841540161706&set=a.1594979597846.2077710.1336635543&type=1&theater

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Green Igg 1.1.0
Beardie 1.0.0
Green Tree Frogs 0.0.2
Green Anole 1.0.0
Leopard Gecko 0.1.0
American Toad 0.0.1
Ball Python 0.0.1
Nile Monitor 0.0.1
Yellow Belly Slider 0.0.1
Tokay Gecko 0.0.1