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  • 12-26-2003, 05:06 PM
    Ken
    Hi, I have an 'o3 normal ball that is about 14 - 16 inches long. I keep reading about people's 'o3's eating rats, etc. and it makes me wonder, how fast do ball python's grow (assuming they are eating well)?

    Can anyone give me their personal birth to adulthood growth history?

    Thanks much.

    Ken
  • 12-26-2003, 05:12 PM
    Wizill
    rate of growth
    there's really no set rule for growth. i've seen bp's come out of the same clutch, and one outgrow the other by a foot within a year and a half. all depends on how avid of an eater you have.
  • 12-27-2003, 01:22 AM
    BallKingdom
    Depends on feeding size, type, frequency, genetics, temps, and a few other factors. No REAL rule to go by. But... 1.5 inches per month is good.
  • 12-28-2003, 03:59 AM
    RPlank
    a few questions...
    Here is my record for one of my '03 males. The formatting is off, but you can get the idea:

    07/31/03 Brought home from Randy Remington...another whose father was 50% het for piebald-hatched 7/19/03
    08/03/03 Refused rat pink 74 g
    08/09/03 Ate live hopper mouse 73 g before dinner.
    08/12/03 Ate live adult mouse Waited till lights went out, then TAGGED it!
    08/16/03 Ate live adult mouse 104 g after poo, before eating
    08/18/03 Pattern faded—begin shed
    08/26/03 Ate live fuzzy rat-eyes barely open Finished shed
    08/28/03 141 g
    09/01/03 Refused P/K fuzzy
    09/02/03 Ate live 63 g fuzzy rat 136 g before food
    09/07/03 177G post poo
    09/10/03 171 g
    09/11/03 165G post pee
    09/15/03 Refused p/k dangled 43g fuzzy 164G pre feed
    09/16/03 Ate live 25g fuzzy
    09/23/03 Dull colors---start shed 183g—hasn't pooped yet
    09/29/03 Finished shed-small amt blood on shed in vent area
    09/30/03 Ate live 33g fuzzy 184G pre-feed
    10/09/03 Ate stunned 63g fuzzy
    10/16/03 Ate live 41 g fuzzy 246G pre-feed
    10/23/03 Ate p/k 54g fuzzy
    10/28/03 Begin shed
    11/04/03 Finished shed
    11/06/03 Ate p/k 65g rat 282G pre-feed
    11/12/03 Ate 81g p/k rat 312G pre-feed
    11/18/03 365G
    11/20/03 Ate 99g p/k rat
    11/24/03 Begin shed
    12/01/03 Finished shed
    12/03/03 Ate 84g p/k rat
    12/10/03 Ate 54g p/k rat 368G pre-feed
    12/15/03 Ate 121g p/k rat 498g prefeed
    12/20/03 561 g after poo – membrane at outer edges of rt eye is white
    12/27/03 Refused p/k rat 525G
  • 12-28-2003, 04:16 AM
    Wizill
    awesome... thanks for sharing that randy, very interesting... and i still cant believe you weigh the turds!! :) hahaha
  • 12-28-2003, 04:20 AM
    RPlank
    Only the ones that astonish me!
  • 12-28-2003, 04:30 AM
    Wizill
    yeah i'll have to agree, 177 grams is monsterous.
  • 12-28-2003, 04:35 AM
    RPlank
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Wizill
    yeah i'll have to agree, 177 grams is monsterous.

    No, you goon! "Post poo" means I weighed the snake after he took his dump. The snake was 177g on an empty gut! :lol:
  • 12-28-2003, 04:40 AM
    Wizill
    lol there i go again, being a jackass....
    sorry, misread...
    and im glad too, cuz that would be big enough to fill up my entire tank!
  • 12-28-2003, 04:44 AM
    rockgecko
    randy, how long is the snake ?
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