i wanted to know how much a ball python would grow in a year
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how much a year
bansheec
May 28, 2004 03:21 PM
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mariasman
May 28, 2004 04:04 PM
Depends primarily on how much they eat. Expect females to be around 600-800 grams and males closer to 500 when well kept (on average).
There is much variation.
IMO
May 29, 2004 12:14 AM
Growth is variable like people. Some grow fast others slow. Mine was about 30 inches and 450 grams at 1 year. But that's just one snake. Feeding more usually results in a larger snake, weight that is, but I'm not sure about length. There is the genetic thing that governs a lot of this so unless you know how large the parents are, you can't really predict how large yours will be. And knowing how large the parents are will not absolutely predict your outcome. It is more important to put the emphasis on husbandry than how big it gets.
mistysprouse
May 29, 2004 01:08 AM
I have a great eater (Garbage Gut) he started at 74 grams (CH) on May 17, 2003 and I weighed him the other day for the first time and he is coming in at 1000 grams at about 1 year later. I have been feeding him about 1 time every two weeks, and he has yet to turn down a meal and in fact I am sure he would eat every week. I wish he would rub off on my other snakes.
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