Is the weight ok?

I have had my ball python for a pretty long time now. I believe he is a late '06. When I weighed him in April he was 160 grams and now he is about 250-300 grams. I feed him 2 mice a week. Is his weight normal? I got him from a pet store by the way...

sounds pretty average to me.



vaughn

Sounds good. One of my 06's hatched 6/21/06 as of 9/5/07 weighed 398g. She has never missed a meal. I have her on rat fuzzys. One every 5 days. So again sounds good to me.

Wow, mine must be growing fast then, it is an Aug. 06 and up to 850g. Just switched from two mice a week to a very small rat once a week.

I Dont Know But I Hear That Rats Are Much Healthier For Our Snakes Then Mice. Whether This Could Be Tied In With The Weight Issue I Dont Know. Imo, I Would Try To Switch The Snake Over To The Same Size Rat(s) And See How That Goes.

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Originally Posted by slowEF

I Dont Know But I Hear That Rats Are Much Healthier For Our Snakes Then Mice. Whether This Could Be Tied In With The Weight Issue I Dont Know. Imo, I Would Try To Switch The Snake Over To The Same Size Rat(s) And See How That Goes.

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There is no nutritional difference between rats and mice besides instead of feeding two mice in one meal you can feed one rat. I stick to rats personally.