Good New's and Bad New's

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Originally Posted by Hotshot

yes, I know thats why I'm here 12 months befor I wanna even try :rolleyes:...what I'm thinking somthing wrong with the scale OR my snake has somthing and shes going to the vet...oh and how can a 3-4 year old female be 600g when my 6 month old is 140 lol?

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Posting a picture would really help.

One thing that needs to be clarified...has the snake lost significant body mass since you bought her? A drop from 1200 to 600 grams would be noticable over time to even the most inexperienced eyes.

Yeah my 8 month old is about to break 600 grams. Go buy a scale and stop guessing.

600 grams for a 4 year old is pretty bad. Vet check is in order because something isn't right or its been eating a pinkie every week.

she has been on a scale im no guessing dude........0_0 no shes got bigger not smaller lol

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Originally Posted by Hotshot

she has been on a scale im no guessing dude........0_0 no shes got bigger not smaller lol

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Do you know for a fact that she has been on a scale? You don't seem to know her weight, yet you say she HAS been on a scale and weighs 600g. Then you seem to further contradict yourself by stating she weighs 3 pounds. 1 pound is roughly 450 grams. Going by your "standing on a scale" method, if you even actually did that, you should roughly have a 1350g BP.

Yet you say she looks like she DEFINITELY weighs at least 1000g, but when people tell you to actually weigh her/get her weighed, you refuse and say it has already been done. I really don't understand you.

If she is 4 years old and truly weighs 600g then there is obviously a problem. Not to mention your pastel is rather light as well for 6 months... My male normal at 2-3 months weighed over 150g.

Your story goes in several different directions. It makes absolutely no sense. Your "phone calls" with the breeder seem pretty suspicious as well. I don't mean to slam you, but you really need to start coherently thinking out what you want to say before you hit the post button.

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Originally Posted by Hotshot

she has been on a scale im no guessing dude........0_0 no shes got bigger not smaller lol

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How much does she weigh then? 600g? Go to a vet or find someone who could and wants to take care of them properly.

Are thier any updates?

Like I said she is 600g from what my buddies scale says. i made a vet for this weekend, I'll take some pics tonight of my female and my male and post them.

http://www.ball-pythons.net/forums/s...714#post693714
theres the link for the pics. and yes the pics are very bad

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Originally Posted by Hotshot

http://www.ball-pythons.net/forums/s...714#post693714
theres the link for the pics. and yes the pics are very bad

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It does not look like thats a 1000+ gram female to my eyes but the pics are bad;)

yeah I know...... still did'nt think it was only 600 grams I give her 2.00 rats every week but I skip a week for her to poop em out/...

How do you feed her 2 rats a week.. but skip a week?
Just wondering.
And if yout ake more pics to show her size, something in the bin with her to compare to(can of coke, dollar bill, quarter?) would help a lot too.
Looks roughly 600g to me too though.

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Originally Posted by wolfy-hound

How do you feed her 2 rats a week.. but skip a week?
Just wondering.
And if yout ake more pics to show her size, something in the bin with her to compare to(can of coke, dollar bill, quarter?) would help a lot too.
Looks roughly 600g to me too though.

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2.00= $ 2 doller's

I spend $2.00 on a teeny tiny mouse at Petco...price means nothing.

Check out this page:

http://www.rodentpro.com/catalog.asp...el=frozen_rats

and then tell us what size rats you're feeding.

large or XL

If she/he is taking large or XL rats then I would say she/he is bigger than 600g. My 600g 07 male pastel only takes small rats. There is know way my 600g male could take Large or XL rats.

what I said when he said she was 600g:rolleyes: what cna ya do... I'll take more pics tomorrow with her next to some money or somthing..

Wow this is the most inconsistent thread Ive ever seen. It is like playing "Whose on First?" with you.

BIG Bp's can take Large or XL. Are you seriously feeding 175-375g rats to a 600g snake.

Seriously I ask, do you know what you are doing?

Browse the forums and absorb some info, please................

Usually scales aren't faulty. They are pretty rudimentary. Its usually user error of the "TARE" button. I guess well see.


After looking at your pictures of her size, she look about 600g . If that is a 20 gal long, she looks about the size of my 570grammer.

I would like to point out that a L (200 g) to XL (400 g) rat is a full grown, adult female nursing. I highly doubt that 600g snake can take an XL(400 g), though I don't doubt it'd try. And yes, that snake does seem to look like 600-800 grams.

I'm guessing your probably feeding her a 5- 6 week old rat or medium. Topping out at maybe 150 grams, if that.

Even then, you haven't probably haven't kept up with feeding her every week like you've said. You said you missed a week, what's really keeping us from believing it was just a week and not more?

There are many people that come to this site, feeding less than normal, some people have been told by pet stores to feed once a month in some cases. It's not going to hurt your image at this point to just say you haven't been feeding her as much as you should, because you didn't know better.

Either you haven't been feeding her as much as you claim, or she is literally being eaten alive by internal parasites.

When you feed her, how big is the lump after feeding? Please, be very descriptive and precise.

When is your VET appointment for? I believe the Vet can get a fecal straight from the snake. (?) You should get her in ASAP.

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Originally Posted by littleindiangirl

I would like to point out that a L (200 g) to XL (400 g) rat is a full grown, adult female nursing. I highly doubt that 600g snake can take an XL(400 g), though I don't doubt it'd try.

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I had a pair of aging jumbo rats that didn't produce, and ate all the dang rat food. I offered one to my 2600 g girl, and she was able to take it (with a resulting lump, and i didn't feed her again for 2.5 weeks). My 1100 gram "girl" (later sexed male, but i'm dealing with the seller) was unable to handle the other one, so it's frozen (by which i mean she constricted, killed, attempted to eat, and gave up after 45 minutes of trying to get her head around the rat's shoulders).

After the lump i saw in my *big* girl after eating that jumbo rat, i'm not sure i ever want to feed her something that big again. It seems like an awful waste of food, but i suspect i'll come across someone with a burmese or something who will enjoy the second rat.

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Originally Posted by Morphie

After the lump i saw in my *big* girl after eating that jumbo rat, i'm not sure i ever want to feed her something that big again. It seems like an awful waste of food, but i suspect i'll come across someone with a burmese or something who will enjoy the second rat.

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How about a pastel BCI? :D

The back a forth banter has been moved to the QT room. Any further posts of the like will be moved there. Any one that doesn't have access to the QT room and wants it can get it by PMing an Admin.

The original conversation can continue here

Thank you mod there is no reson to carry on with that rubbish! :)

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Originally Posted by Freakie_frog

The back a forth banter has been moved to the QT room. Any further posts of the like will be moved there. Any one that doesn't have access to the QT room and wants it can get it by PMing an Admin.

The original conversation can continue here

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was it my last post?

Sorry Ed...you know I really do TRY to behave.

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Originally Posted by Hotshot

Thank you mod there is no reson to carry on with that rubbish! :)

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You were an equal contributor to the rubbish. This thread will now be locked, as it has run its course.