Growth spurts !

[speedycat222]

9/16/2014 Male: 500G Female: 554 10/20/14 Male: 652 Female: 743

[C2tcardin]

I've heard 100g per month is good growth but your female is way above that! Congrats.

[TheSnakeEye]

I, too, have heard of the 100grams per month, but pertaining to larger snakes. Either way, I don't follow that rule. I just follow my preferred feeding schedule and whatever happens, happens. I have never seen a truly obese ball python. I have a few chunky monkies but nothing crazy. I feed as long as they'll eat.

BTW nice weight gain lol. Let's hope they keep that up and don't hit that wall where they just stop.

[speedycat222]

The males weight gain didn't surprise me, he seems visibly larger. The female on the other hand surprised me, she didn't get longer but she's getting a bit thick. They also both ate and haven't passed their rat yet.

[Eric Alan]

The males weight gain didn't surprise me, he seems visibly larger. The female on the other hand surprised me, she didn't get longer but she's getting a bit thick. They also both ate and haven't passed their rat yet.

Weighing them before they've passed their rats is kind of cheating. Empty weights (right after pooping, but before a meal) are a much better indicator of actual weight gain. 200 grams in a month is impressive (and definitely not unheard of), but I could weigh some of my animals right after feeding day and claim a 200 gram overnight weight gain!

[speedycat222]

I always weigh them 3 days after feeding, because that's when I've got them out. I don't remember if they pooped before last time though. The females might be a bit exaggerated but the male is about 3 inches longer, he's almost as big as the female now.