if you have a 100 gram snake and feed it a 15 gram mouse when you weight it 2 days later should the snake be weighing 115 grams?
02-10-2012, 06:34 PM
SludgeRoach
I'm going to go with my gut here and say no.
02-10-2012, 06:48 PM
FkNdRk
It could, depends on if it has urinated, how much water it has drank and if it has defacated.
02-10-2012, 07:42 PM
UpNorth
100 + 15 = 115
115 - (poop+pee) = bigger snake
02-10-2012, 10:33 PM
SludgeRoach
I think your logic is forgetting about the digestive system. Do snakes not burn calories or take nutrients from the food? Or dissolve some of that weight in the stomach acid?
There's no chance a snake will gain 10-15% of its body weight weekly. I'm new to snakes but it just doesn't make sense.
02-10-2012, 10:51 PM
Mike41793
No it will not. To get the most accurate weight i would say weighing them right after they take a dump would be best.
02-11-2012, 11:02 AM
warlord
Re: weight gains
i was thinking this 2 but because they they are so much smaller than human i was not exactly sure
02-11-2012, 11:38 AM
The Serpent Merchant
I weigh mine after they shed (sheds are normally accompanied by dump as well) I wouldn't worry too much about getting an exact weight, +/- 5 grams isn't going to matter in the long run