Good size or underfed?

I got a female ball python and she is about 4 months old. She weighs about 100 grams. Is this good? Or is she supposed to be bulkier?

Definitely should be weighing in heavier.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by WOCSNAKE

I got a female ball python and she is about 4 months old. She weighs about 100 grams. Is this good? Or is she supposed to be bulkier?

---

She's about 3 months behind...

She is definitely underweight. We purchased a 2 month old from a breeder and she weighed 160g. Is she eating for you?

Try feeding her every 4-5 days. My hatchlings are slamming back rap pups at that rate and are easily gainng 100 grams a month

I feed my girls twice a week, and they're both about two months sitting at 180g last I weighed.

Sent from my SAMSUNG Galaxy SIII using Tapatalk 2

I've said it before...and I'm saying it again. You guys must be feeding your snakes McDonalds! I can't imagine what 'power-feeding' looks like, then...:O

Haha something like that. I feed closer to the 15 percent of body weight measure than I do the 10 percent.

Sent from my SAMSUNG Galaxy SIII using Tapatalk 2

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Kodieh

Haha something like that. I feed closer to the 15 percent of body weight measure than I do the 10 percent.

Sent from my SAMSUNG Galaxy SIII using Tapatalk 2

---

I'm switching my guy to every 5 days. Leaning towards 15%, as well. I have been up to 20%, at times.

While everyone is saying the snake is underweight, that may not be the case. It could be a slow grower, just pooped, etc.

Can you post a picture of your snake? Your snake should have a full look to it and not a "triangular" look. For example, here's a picture of my normal the day I got her. She was 6 months old and only 44g (Yes, 44g). Now she weights 550g and looks amazing. there's a before and after to show you the difference.

This picture is small, but even at such a small picture size, you can see her spine and she clearly has a triangular shape. This was taken in early July:

http://img692.imageshack.us/img692/9547/fluffyv.jpg

This next picture was taken right before Christmas when she was about 400g. You can see her spine and see how she's filled out:

http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/3537/73225754.jpg

Like I said above, snakes can grow at different rates and whether or not they've eaten or pooped can play a huge role in how much they actually weigh. So, post up a picture of your snake and we can tell you if it's a healthy weight or it could be beefed up a bit. Also, what are you feeding your snake and how often? Too small of a feeder size and feedings pretty spread out can cause slow growth.