100% Het Orage Ghost Pair WOOO! And HELP!

im seriously the most impatient person in the world. But im patient when it comes to my babies cuz honestly if something bad happens i couldnt manage lol. Are these snakes going to be more of a money maker for you,just want to try breeding, or trying to breed something for ur own collection? Even if i never breed anything, i really do enjoy caring for them and thats y i do it. Guess im easily attached. Goodluck with whatever you choose,but make sure to keep us updated on the progress. Also if anyone can answer this question: When someone says that powerfeeding shortens the life of the bp,what do they consider shortened lifespan?

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Originally Posted by Simpson Balls

Dude she can get 200g in a month or so. If you feed medium rats she would go for you in Nov.

Daniel

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Daniel, there's a difference on what a snake can do & what they will do. The best balance I've found that allows a snake to grow nicely is a 5 day feeding schedule with the correctly sized prey item- if you try to max out the size at the feedings, this too will fail. Ultimately the snake will dictate when she's ready. And some may not do 5 day schedules. This is no hobby to rush things- be patient.

Thanks alot for your help and for the above question it is just for the babies and the care for my animals,

Daniel

Power-feeding refers to feeding snakes more than they would normally eat--introducing another rat on the tail of the first one as it's going into the snake's mouth, for example.
It doesn't refer to feeding snakes more often. I think that Monday and Friday is probably too frequent, BUT, it does depend on the size of the prey items! If you overfeed your ball python, it will simply start refusing to eat every time you offer it.
I keep my young snakes on a 5 day schedule, unless they get fussy on it--then I try them on a 7 day, and keep them there if they eat more consistantly on it.

Once they're age 3, they go on a 7 day schedule, except for breeder females who laid huge clutches--they go back onto 5 day for a few weeks until they look less deflated.
Kept on this schedule, I have snakes that reach a typical 500 grams in one year, and others that reach a whopping 800 + grams in one year. Growth rates for snakes really do vary a lot despite similar food intake.