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When to weigh?
Just curious, how often should I weigh my ball python? Also, how much weight gain should I be expecting each time she is weighed?
For example: on 6/10 her weight was 574g and I weighed her on 7/7 at 613g. Is this weight gain about average?
thanks.
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I weigh at every feeding. Sounds average to me. I weigh weekly, every Wednesday.
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Booplesnoop Coilsome, Odyn, & Eeden AKA theLittleOne
0:1 Pastel Het Red Day Chocolate
1:0 Normal
0:0:1 Pueblan milk snake
*~* Nothing sticky (tape, stick on gauges, Velcro) goes into your enclosure! Again...NOTHING sticky goes into your enclosure....EVER! *~*
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Honestly, I only weigh them like once a year, and that is more out of curiosity than anything else.
If you are interested in how your ball python is growing compared to others, there are a variety of charts listing ball python growth with an emphasis on the first 5 years or so.
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I weigh my juveniles and sub-adults prior to each feeding. As they get older, I weigh every month or so.
As for growth rate, there are too many variables for there to be a "standard" growth rate.
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Re: When to weigh?
 Originally Posted by Regius_049
Honestly, I only weigh them like once a year, and that is more out of curiosity than anything else.
If you are interested in how your ball python is growing compared to others, there are a variety of charts listing ball python growth with an emphasis on the first 5 years or so.
Does anyone happen to have a link to one of these charts that they consider to be reliable?
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~Sunny~
Booplesnoop Coilsome, Odyn, & Eeden AKA theLittleOne
0:1 Pastel Het Red Day Chocolate
1:0 Normal
0:0:1 Pueblan milk snake
*~* Nothing sticky (tape, stick on gauges, Velcro) goes into your enclosure! Again...NOTHING sticky goes into your enclosure....EVER! *~*
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Re: When to weigh?
Just before feeding I weigh - I feed in a tub so I clean the enclosure while they feed.
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