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How does he look?

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  • 04-27-2016, 03:21 AM
    SnekLover
    How does he look?
    I have had my pastel ball python for a couple months now and was wondering if he looks okay. He recently had a shed and that went okay. Please give me all the feedback you can and I will try to answer all the questions I can. He is about 15 inches and weighs 86 grams.http://ball-pythons.net/forums/webki...33d9/imagejpeg
  • 04-27-2016, 03:36 AM
    SnekLover
    Food
    Also if you guys could help me with this. I am curently feeding him 1 fuzzy once a week. Is this the right size? Should I up the number or times per feeding? Just some general help is much appreciated. Thanks!
  • 04-27-2016, 08:54 AM
    piedlover79
    Pic would be good. It's hard to know how a snake is looking without them since they all have different growth patterns but with a pic it's easy to see skinny.

    Pic posting instructions: http://ball-pythons.net/forums/showt...-Post-Pictures
  • 04-27-2016, 11:23 AM
    Willowy
    Are you feeding him a fuzzy mouse or a fuzzy rat? A fuzzy mouse would be way too small---if you want to feed mice a hopper mouse would be the right size for him. Between 8-12 grams is the proper size (10-15% of body weight). Fuzzy rats are about that size too. How much did he weigh when you got him? Is he gaining steadily (doesn't have to be much, just steady)?
  • 04-27-2016, 03:22 PM
    SmoothScales
    A general rule of thumb is 10-15% of the snake's body weight per meal. For 86 grams (this honestly seems a bit small to me, if you've had him a couple months) his meals should be in the 8 - 12 gram range. This would be a small rat fuzzy or a mouse hopper. How often are you feeding?

    Seriously though, post pictures of the little guy. The one in your original post isn't showing up.
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