My 5 month old female ball python weighs 200 grams. she eats live mice once a week. if the weight is to low please tell me what to do.
Pdiddy
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Ball Python weight
pdiddy101
Oct 25, 2004 07:07 PM
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dangerously
Oct 25, 2004 07:20 PM
Sometimes I think y'all worry too much. 
Have you tried feeding her more often? If so will she eat when offered food? If so, feed her more often. If not, don't worry about it.
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snakewrangler69
Oct 26, 2004 01:01 PM
I recently picked up 4 snakes at the Tinley Park, Il. NRB show. Looking at them I thought they were '04 hatchling. When I reviewed their feeding cards I realized they were '03's (from a very prominent breeder.) When I got home I weighed them. They were between 115 and 251 grams!!! This was at 14 months of age!!! I freaked out and knew I had been ripped off, I just knew it. Well I went back to the original (prominent) breeder to get confirmation of their age and genetics. He produced identifying photos verifing their age.
My point is these snake, being feed every 7 to 10 days, because they were lower on the genetic "totem pole", gained very little weight. I have been feeding them twice a week and the results are amazing. Equally important is, the size of the feeder has to be appropriate and increased as the snake grows.
