Weights

[LeviBP]

It is often a FAQ that I have noticed, so I'll ask the question for myself and for everyone that would like to know.

For a regularly scheduled diet ( I feed my "7 month olds" every five days ) what should a round a bout ball park weight be? And how can a diet such as this be morphed to better provide nutrients to the BP's?

For statistics, if such information is available, what should be (Or what is a good number to shoot for) on average gram pick up per average feeding. (Proportionally) EX. (+1/20 body weight per feed)

[mpkeelee]

well their isnt exactly a math to it. if u really want to work with numbers then i have heard the 10-15% rule works. i just feed my smaller animals small rats and the bigger males or females medium rats every 7 days.

[firemandan26]

I've searched for the same thing. You just have to weigh them each month and make sure your feeding the right size rodent to the right size bp. Again, I would go with the 10-15% rule. Are you trying to make sure your bp's are the correct weight?

[SlitherinSisters]

Hmm, I would say anything over 200/250 is fine. You can't really say "a such and such aged bp should weigh such and such." There are so many things that factor in. They don't always gain weight like you wish they would even if you are feeding them good sized meals. I picked up three girls that are probably just a tad younger and all of them are within 10-20 grams of being 300. Then I have my het pied trio. I'm thinking they are about 4 months old and they are all right at or just barely over 200 grams. Something else to keep in mind is how much they weighed when they were born. I also have an '09 that's only ~400 grams, but he's a headache. He looks fine, but he is very small for his age. He's a tough feeder so there isn't a whole lot I can do. This is an '10 and him an '09, on the right


Just as long as you are feeding appropriate sized food every week, you should notice a little bump where the food is inside the snake, and your snake is gaining weight, you should be good. If they aren't gaining weight they could have parasites.

By the way I love your paint!!

[Crazy4Herps]

Genetics and metabolism have lots to do with a snake's size/weight. As no two snakes have the same genetics (parthenogenic boas aside) OR metabolism, there is no way to determine where a snake "should be" in terms of size at a certain age.