Ball Pythons and growing

I wish I Had a scale since day 1. I have one on the way in the mail now. My question is how fast do these things grow...I swear mine has doubled in thickness and grown 4-5 inches in the last 5 weeks...I take him out to handle him every 2-3 days. Last time I took him out was feeding on Monday afternoon took him out today and he looks like he's grown since then. Plus he is a lot less head shy. Also seems to now more wrap around my wrist and just kind of hang and look around,though he is still active. I guess he's growing and getting confident or getting used to me..

what is your feeding scedule? what is the setup? do you have a scale to measure weight of the snake and the food items?

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Originally Posted by Pythonfriend

what is your feeding scedule? what is the setup? do you have a scale to measure weight of the snake and the food items?

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Feeding schedule is every4-5 days.. Med and large mice of late.

cool side around78 and hot side around 86-88. UTH on warm side. One hide on the warm side and a hide on the cool side that he never uses anyway.Humidity Avgs 40. Scale on its way in the mail. I bought it from eBay Sat..I don't weigh food,I been going by fattest part of his body,watching how he swallows it. It's really common sense,I believe.