Is this The new Norm?

[PigZilla50317]

I have a quick question about the last years babies coming out for sale (2012 mid year hatchling's) I have saw babies that are for sale that were born in Aug-Sept that are Advertised at 800 grams and even more? I think that is so weird that a regular snake of that age is usually around 150-350 grams!
I even saw a snake that was a Ball Python morph that was said to be 1000 grams, To me this is way over feeding and can and will SHORTEN the life span of that snake. I am asking am I Crazy for thinking this way? Please be nice!

[NormanSnake]

Sorry, I don't really have an answer to your question but your thread drew my attention because my snake's name is Norm! I can tell you I have a may 2012 girl coming that's only 300-350g right now. It seemed a little too small, but I'm guessing it's just because most breeders don't feed the snakes they're gonna sell as much as they do the ones they're keeping.

[RoseyReps]

My lesser pastel grew at an accelerated rate. She was fed every 5 days (10-15%, trying to aim for 15% the majority of the time) up until 550g. She was on smalls at that time, and I dropped her to weanling rats (~40g) every 7ish days depending on her feeding response. She's currently 700g (she skipped 2 meals in feb) and she hatched 7/10/12.

I have similarly aged snakes weighing in between 4-500g. I don't think it's an issue (the 1k seems a bit much) for a snake to gain 100g a month, but I think it entirely depends on the snake. Some snakes just grow faster than others, even when fed the exact same.

In short, who the hell knows.

[Kensa]

My spotnose that was born 9/10/12 is about 210g, I feed once a week on average, no intents to breed yet. She is roughly 28". Only meals she has missed are during shed cycle.

[brobertson]

My female bee was born in late July, and she is pushing 800 grams. She was fed about 15 percent of body weight every 5 days, and she took off...

[sorraia]

I have a few snakes that were born August and September 2012. They are around 250 to just over 350 grams. They started out growing kind of slow when I got them, but seem to be taking off now. Since I got them I've been feeding about every 5 days, 10-15% of their body weight. They all look and act healthy, not thin. I don't have enough experience to say anything about snakes that are twice that size at that same age. It does seem like a lot to me, but I don't know.

[snakesRkewl]

Fire male hatch September 2012 675 grams
Female hypo hatched May 2012 750 grams
Male albino black pastel hatched October 2012 475 grams
Ivory male hatch October 2011 485 grams

They all vary in how fast they grow, even fed the same meals weekly you'll find a discrepancy.
In the wild, given plenty of prey items, I bet you find most of them will grow faster than the 150 to 350 gram range you are thinking they should weigh at that age.