Is There Something Wrong With My BP?

[The Beast]

Hey guys,

I have a Normal Ball Python that I bought around 8-10 months ago from a local pet store.

I've been feeding it regularly every sunday since the day I got him with a reasonable sized mouse. I usually feed him live, but just recently started feeding him F/T.

Anyway, this guy hasn't grown one bit in the 8 months that I've had him. He's roughly 17 inches, I'm not sure how much he ways though.

Am I not feeding him enough? Or is there some other problem?

Thanks,
Cole

[Stewart_Reptiles]

Am I not feeding him enough? Or is there some other problem?

Can be one or the other or even a combination.

What are you feeding (prey size and quantity)?

If you feed him appropriate size rodents weekly but your BP does not grow I would recommend you to take him to a vet and have a fecal done.

[The Beast]

Can be one or the other or even a combination.

What are you feeding (prey size and quantity)?

If you feed him appropriate size rodents weekly but your BP does not grow I would recommend you to take him to a vet and have a fecal done.

I feed him medium sized mice or baby rats. One every feeding.

[Stewart_Reptiles]

He needs to eat adult mice or rat pup. BP are generally started on hoppers and quickly move to adult mice or rat pup, additionally start feeding every 5 days instead of every 7 days.

I would still recommend a vet visit and have a fecal done.

[scarface2jz]

best scale to go by to start bulking up your BP is look at the girth of your BP at the thickest point, you want a rodent roughly 1.5 times the size of that, my BP didnt have much weight to him, so i started that regiment every 5 days and NOW, hes getting noticeably bigger quicker, just wondering are you giving your snake belly heat or overhead heat ?

[Kaorte]

Go buy a scale and start weighing your BP.

I feed 10-15% of the snakes body weight. I would also go to the vet and get a fecal done.

[llovelace]

Your BP should be eating small rats by now, what is the weight? As Deb said feed every 5 days, your feeders should be 10-15% of the snakes weight.

[scarface2jz]

http://www.ball-pythons.net/forums/s...ad.php?t=88214

just posted a thread showing the progress of my ball on his feeding regiment, seems to be working !

[The Beast]

best scale to go by to start bulking up your BP is look at the girth of your BP at the thickest point, you want a rodent roughly 1.5 times the size of that, my BP didnt have much weight to him, so i started that regiment every 5 days and NOW, hes getting noticeably bigger quicker, just wondering are you giving your snake belly heat or overhead heat ?

I have belly heat and over head heat.

Thanks everyone for all the help. I'll be calling the vet soon, and will probably get a scale.