Has she grown in 10 months?

I haven't been on here in awhile. Last feb -Mar I purchased a normal female ball python. Just want Make sure she is growing a normal rate lol. Top pic is when I first got her and the botton is now.

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Have you weighed her?


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I haven't even picked up a scale yet to weigh her.

She looks thin. This is my male after 6 monthshttp://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/14...aedd0e0a37.jpg
My 2013 female calicohttp://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/14...a35e2ee869.jpg

They're a pretty heavy bodied snake. How often do you feed her? Most people feed their juvenile balls every 3-5 days depending on prey size. Once adult size you can feed once a week.

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Originally Posted by Johnk

They're a pretty heavy bodied snake. How often do you feed her? Most people feed their juvenile balls every 3-5 days depending on prey size. Once adult size you can feed once a week.

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I'm new to these types of snakes I mean I've had her like 10 months but I was afraid of feeding her something too large cause of how narrow she is behind her head. Pet store kept having me convinced one fuzzy was enough every week I even showed them pictures of her size asking what size I needed for her. So I was I guess relying on the pet store on what size I should feed her cause I got her from them. I've gotten her on small adult mice right now she ate 2 in just this one week. If she can handle bigger/ being fed more I'll gladly get bigger food.

Should I feed her again tonight she just ate Saturday evening?

Generally speaking the prey item should be about as wide as the largest part of their body. If you can get rats in your area they are healthier/more nutritious then mice and she'll grow faster. If you can't get rats then 2x a week with adult mice is fine. My calico female won't touch rats so I give her 2 mice a feeding every 4 days

Most pet stores, mom and pop or chain don't have a clue how to keep their reptiles. They set up the cages all the same even though most reptiles have completely different temp/humidity requirements.

She has basically ate 3 mice in like the last 8 days now. I was there yesterday askin about rats but they was out so I bought 3 adult Mice not large just regular size.