How often to feed female to help get them up to size?

It's so female dependent. You will have better luck if you use rats, if you offer at least once every 10 days, and if you offer multiple food items.

But I have one 2010 girl that has been skating by on 1 mouse a month for two winters. She won't look at a rat sideways, and she's barely 900 grams at 3 years old. I also have one 2012 girl that is 600 grams and just polished off 4 rodents last night. FOUR. Rat pups AND adult mice. It wouldn't surprise me if I wind up breeding both of these girls for the first time in the same season.

What is a good length to weight ratio? Is there a chart somewhere?

Thanks

I don't think there's a chart out there for the ratios you want.
The best thing to look for is a nice muscular body in relation to length as all snakes grow at different rates and to different lengths.

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Originally Posted by Elusive Dream

What is a good length to weight ratio? Is there a chart somewhere?

Thanks

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If it looks like a blood python it's too fat. If it looks like a corn snake it's too skinny.

I think somewhere I read that 500 grams / foot is a great measuring tool for ADULTS to determine if they're good body condition to breed. I don't know if there can ever be a rule like that for babies and sub-adults since the ratio changes a lot as they go through growth spurts. Think of the way humans change body condition as they shoot up in height then fill out in weight, etc. It's just too variable.

My hey albino girl hit the wall at 800. She has been off feed for about a month now. I offer her a rat and mouse and she will not take either. Hopefully she will get back on feed. She was the one that would eat anything I put in Front of her.