snakes not gaining weight.

what is the average weight gain in hatchling through 1 year?

I ask because I got my lesser boy and my pastel girl in November and they eat every 5 days (fuzzy rat) and have both shed once (complete shed) they are healthy and have good poos but havn't gained any weight. each time I weigh them they are about 200 grams give a take a few.

is this normal? My lesser boy took 2 fuzzies tonight so I am going to try 2 fuzzies every 5 days, is that ok? my pastel wouldn't eat the second one.
The size prey bigger then fuzzy is weaned and they are too big for these 200g babies I think.

does it sound like they need more food? larger food?

Larger food items. 30g rat should be good.

At 200 they should be downing rat pups or adult mice for sure

ok thanks, I want to stay away from mice so I will try weaned rat next time, it just looks big!

Just the other day I decided to go up to medium rats for one of my snakes... I swear I thought shed tear open lol but she swallowed it like a champ and you could see a small bump where the rat was once she got it all the way down so it actually was about the perfect size.

At 200g they should be on at least pups. Probably weans. Once you start giving them bigger meals they will start growing quickly.

Since you have a scale a good thing to do is try to give them 10-15% of there body weight that's what I've been doing with my spider boy I got him middle of Sept as a hatchling about 70-80g he now weighs a little over 500g

Edit: he also eats like a garbage disposal so who knows maybe your snakes just like to grow at a slower pace all are different!

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I wouldn't worry about weighing them,just feed them a meal that appropriate sized. Feed the according to the fattest part of there body,even slightly bigger is fine.

i was going to say they probably aren't gaining and growing cause you are feeding smaller than you should

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Originally Posted by Jay Mechtly

At 200g they should be on at least pups. Probably weans. Once you start giving them bigger meals they will start growing quickly.

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I'd say weaned... I was feeding one of my guys weaned rats when he was about 100 grams ,even less