Are my BPs healthy weights?

[Flicker]

I was reading the Breeding FAQs and according to them my BPs are like, super, super skinny!!

They are both a little less than 3 feet long:

The female is 650 grams (~4 years old)
The male is 524 grams (~3.7 years old)

Anyway, the breeding FAQ said the females should be around 500g PER FOOT... so should my female be almost 1500g? I feed them good-sized rats every week, and I don't know what to think!!

[Luke Martin]

4 years old and 650 grams is very small....not saying you're snakes are skinny but they are technically "undersized" for lack of a better term....Pics would help to know if they are unhealthy/skinny.

[Slim]

Both weights sound a little low, but every BP grows at different rates. Pics would help.

[Stewart_Reptiles]

Since I do not know there history and whether or not they have been underfed I would HIGHLY recommend you to have a fecal done.

[Flicker]

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Male

[DutchHerp]

They look quite healthy to me.

[2kdime]

At those ages and weights, I'd be looking at how much I was feeding first.

But since they're both small, I'd be getting fecals done also.

[llovelace]

I have a male 1.5 y/o & female 4 y/o that were around the same sizes as yours I got them back in Dec. was told they were picky eaters , I put them on a 5 day schedule of small rats (they were on mice b4 I got them)
Now the male is 900+g, and the female is almost 800g, they are back on a weekly schedule.

[zackw419]

At those ages and weights, I'd be looking at how much I was feeding first.

But since they're both small, I'd be getting fecals done also.

will someone explain to me what a fecal is and what purpose it serves?

[dr del]

Hi,

A fecal is when you take a sample of fresh poop and put it in the fridge (not the freezer - it mucks it up ) until you can take it to a vet who will prepare it and look for signs of internal parasites.

Idealy you want to get it to the vets in under 24 hours.

There are alternatives but that is the best way to do it.


dr del