due to all the recent posts i've seen...i was curious as to what the average weight gain for a ball python hatchling would be within a year...so a baby ball born may of this year would normally be weighing around how many grams right about now???
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due to recent posts.....
gothpython
Dec 16, 2003 02:21 AM
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Christy Talbert
Dec 16, 2003 04:32 AM
Mine are offered food every 4-5 days and were born March - August. Their weights range from 180-550g. The largest animals were not necessarily born the earliest. My 500g plus babies have been fasting since October, but my smaller ones are still eating.
drgrim775
Dec 16, 2003 11:12 PM
I have an early '03, probably April, that weighs in at 515g, three days after eating a weaned rat.
Dennis
RandyRemington
Dec 17, 2003 11:47 AM
It varies a lot both between individual snakes and different keepers. I no longer breed my own rodents and do a terrible job of getting enough of the right size and type feeders often enough. Most of my 03's have been eating undersized adult mice once a week when I can meet my rodent breeder. Back when I raised my own rats I fed larger meals every 5 days or so and did much better. At any rate, I have 4 sisters that I'm particularly interested in getting raised up to breeding size soon yet at 5 months and 2 days old they only average 258 grams each. There is considerable range in their sizes also with one of them in the mid 300 grams as she apparently has a better appetite than the others.
