Growth rate?

I am a bit curious. Is there an average growth rate for BPs? I ask because while I know in the wild it is important for them to get big quick, but how quickly do they normally grow?

We got our Ball near the end of December. I do not have a weight from when we first got her, but she was just a hair under 18 inches. Now less than two months later she is right at 26 inches and 311 grams. Is an 8 inch gain in length normal? We will feed her either one medium rat, or two mice (depending on what is available) a week.

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Originally Posted by Typical_08

I am a bit curious. Is there an average growth rate for BPs? I ask because while I know in the wild it is important for them to get big quick, but how quickly do they normally grow?

We got our Ball near the end of December. I do not have a weight from when we first got her, but she was just a hair under 18 inches. Now less than two months later she is right at 26 inches and 311 grams. Is an 8 inch gain in length normal? We will feed her either one medium rat, or two mice (depending on what is available) a week.

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Everything I have read says that growth is very different from snake to snake but, I am sure you have read that as well. I got mine on 9/14/2008 and she is just now 330 grams. I have not measured her in a while. Here is a pick after her last shed.. You tell me if she looks to be a good weight.

https://ball-pythons.net/gallery/fil.../post_shed.jpg

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Originally Posted by Egapal

Everything I have read says that growth is very different from snake to snake but, I am sure you have read that as well. I got mine on 9/14/2008 and she is just now 330 grams. I have not measured her in a while. Here is a pick after her last shed.. You tell me if she looks to be a good weight.

https://ball-pythons.net/gallery/fil.../post_shed.jpg

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she's about the size of my 08 female... looks good to me..and my pythons shed usually after every 2nd or third feeding so that growth rate is normal.. my 08 normal female was 17 inchecs in september last year when I got her.. now she's 24 inchec and 290 gr.

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Originally Posted by Typical_08

I am a bit curious. Is there an average growth rate for BPs? I ask because while I know in the wild it is important for them to get big quick, but how quickly do they normally grow?

We got our Ball near the end of December. I do not have a weight from when we first got her, but she was just a hair under 18 inches. Now less than two months later she is right at 26 inches and 311 grams. Is an 8 inch gain in length normal? We will feed her either one medium rat, or two mice (depending on what is available) a week.

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my BP is growing rapidly. ive been feeding him a couple fuzzies every 5 days lately as they are easier to manage however he could do a hopper or 2. i could probably move up and i plan to.

Mine is almost a year old, and she's doubled in size since I got her in April '08 (from 200g and 18 inches to now 550 g and 36 in.)

I have noticed that she has little growth spurts though - some months she gains a noticeable length/girth, and others she doesn't. It's kinda cute.