Holy Weight Gain Batman!

I had no idea that a ball would gain weight so quickly once on a normal feeding schedule.

I have a juvenile ball - I have no idea on the age, but when I got him, he was pretty small, and when I weighed him after he took his first meal (of one hopper) he was 91g. He's been eating now on a regular basis (He's taken two meals of two hoppers measured at about 15% of his body weight) and when I took him out to weigh him yesterday he weighed 114g!!!!! I couldn't believe that he gained 23g in two weeks!

He's looking significantly bigger, which I suppose is a good thing because he was fairly skinny when I got him, but still! I can't believe it!!

they grow like little weeds. it is so hard to look at my 400g 08 boy and my 07 1500 gram girl and think my little hatchling can ever be that big that fast:8:

No kidding! Until I joined this site, I had no idea HOW much weight they gain in their first year!!!!!

They really can put on the weight :) Just wait until your snake is taking small rats.. thats when many BPs REALLY get into a growth spurt.

I got three 08's that were all between 100-115g when I got them in February of this year.

My babies are now between 375-400g

I can not wait until next season when I can try my hand at breeding(I got some bigger girls), so I can really see what these things are all about.

Mike

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Originally Posted by mainbutter

They really can put on the weight :) Just wait until your snake is taking small rats.. thats when many BPs REALLY get into a growth spurt.

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You are so right when they start eating small rats. My Albino female was @ 125 grams last August and now she is 625 grams.

HOLY CRAP!

And I thought he was packing it on now! Man oh man. He's such a pig too. He wouldn't eat for his first three weeks...and now he's eating 15% of his weight every 6 days and starts hunting 24-48 hours BEFORE food time.

Little guy ain't gonna be little for long. :(

Guess I have to get all my baby hugs in now!