Not sure if I should purchase this BP or not...

that doesnt sound like a good deal to get into. either its a problem feeder as stated or it may have a bad wobble or it may have parasites that r preventing it from gaining weight. if i were u i would find a reputable breeder to get a spider from and pay a bit more for the quality. dont try to save money now and end up regretting ur decision later.

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Originally Posted by seeya205

That is way to small! My male was about 426 grams at that age!

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Good lord, that's a lot of feeding!

Don't know the age of my snake but he's at least 7 months old, maybe older. He's about 235g. He was probably underfed at Petco and it's taken me a while to get his appetite up to snuff, but I can't imagine him twice that size.

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Originally Posted by zantedeschia

Good lord, that's a lot of feeding!

Don't know the age of my snake but he's at least 7 months old, maybe older. He's about 235g. He was probably underfed at Petco and it's taken me a while to get his appetite up to snuff, but I can't imagine him twice that size.

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My male is 7 months now and weighs 636 grams! I feed 15% of his body wait every 5 days until he was 500 grams, now every 7 days! He pounds everything in site down! I have had him since he was 3 weeks old!

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Originally Posted by Elise.m

My guess is a small hatchling with feeding issues or a bad wobble. I would stay away from the deal.

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I don't mean to hyjack, but whats a 'wobble?'
*new to me*


HHH

spiders have a neurological issue with there genes. some are worse than others and some only show it at certain times, like feeding. u can google it and find all types of videos from minor to severe cases

do a quick search on 'spider wobble' and you'll know more than you ever wanted to know...

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Originally Posted by seeya205

That is way to small! My male was about 426 grams at that age!

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Originally Posted by zantedeschia

Good lord, that's a lot of feeding!

Don't know the age of my snake but he's at least 7 months old, maybe older. He's about 235g. He was probably underfed at Petco and it's taken me a while to get his appetite up to snuff, but I can't imagine him twice that size.

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I have two '09 snakes who were over 500g at 5 months... Julius (Mojave) is now 7 months old, and nearing 800g! :O I don't overfeed them either, they're just really good eaters - and apparently fast growers. Snakes can definitely grow at different rates, but I agree 70g is WAY too small for a 5 month-old.

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Originally Posted by Lolo76

I have two '09 snakes who were over 500g at 5 months.

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Sheesh, we got Patriot at around 5 months of age and all of 108g. Nevermind triangle, he was shaped like an eel at the time. He's caught up well since. :P

I hatched out twin pieds two years ago. Each were around 30 grams at birth. Because they were so small, the size prey fed to them was very small. At five months they would have been around 70-80 grams. About six months old they really started to put on weight.

Just sayin that it doesn't mean there is anything wrong, she could have been a very small hatchling. As several have said, depending on where she started from, 70 grams might not mean a problem snake. Find out the hatch date and the weight at birth and that might tell you more of the story, one way or the other.

stay away! if he eats weekly and at 5 months is only that big. stay away!