800gms. in one year? overweight or normal feeding?
just want to ask if your ball weighting 800gms. in one year, are this possible in normal feeding or overfeeding?
11-23-2010, 05:31 AM
sookieball
well my male pastel is just over 1000 grams and is a little less than a year old(11months)
and he's eaten once every friday since i got him.
granted, he is also my garbage disposal and has sometimes eaten on or two mice when my little ones wouldn't eat.
but he doesn't look fat. very healthy i think.
11-23-2010, 06:44 AM
pavlovk1025
Some just grow a lot faster, I have a one year old mojave female, went from 68 grams to 1600 from August 09 to August 10. Feeding her once every 5 days on just straight ASFs.
11-23-2010, 08:50 AM
MitsuMike
If you can see skin in between the scales then the snake is overweight, if not your golden.
11-23-2010, 08:53 AM
Freakie_frog
800 Grams in one year isn't that big of a gain..its pretty average.. I've got 1 year old females that are 1200 grams and that's from one rat a week.. I think you're fine.. :gj:
11-23-2010, 09:28 AM
steveboos
Yeah no worries, my male het Pied went from 200 grams to 1000 grams in 11 months, and he never refused a meal. Some snakes just grow like crazy and some snakes don't grow fast no matter what you do.
11-23-2010, 11:11 AM
saber2th
Re: 800gms. in one year? overweight or normal feeding?
By no means are you over feeding. Thats normal, my female Mojave put on 670 grams in 8 months
11-24-2010, 09:25 AM
reptile_republic
Re: 800gms. in one year? overweight or normal feeding?
ok, thanks to all, Iam just afraid because what i have read in the internet that overfeed may shorten snake lifespan
11-24-2010, 10:00 AM
TessadasExotics
have a few 08's that are under 1k grams and I have a few 09's that are pushing 1k grams. Just depends on the snake.