Underweight??

i have a 9 month old female BP, she weighs 193g. is this under weight? or normal.

Are you sure thats what she weights? When I bought my Axanthic he has 1.2 years old and less than 300g but he started eating small rats (he was eating 1 mouse his whole life) and gained alot of weight.

What are you feeding her?

large mouse each week. does it seem like i should go to small rats?

One your know for sure the weight of snake and not guess. you will know the size of prey you should feed.


I dont start BPs on sm rats till their 600grams. From 300-600 i feed wean rats which are the size of breeder mice.

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Originally Posted by flameethrower

One your know for sure the weight of snake and not guess. you will know the size of prey you should feed.


I dont start BPs on sm rats till their 600grams. From 300-600 i feed wean rats which are the size of breeder mice.

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i weigh them often. i just weighed them like an hour ago.

Start with weaned rats, try and see if she will take 2, if it looks like 2 is too much wait untill she gains some weight and feed her 2. You should be able to tell when she can eat a small rat.

I would say yes, that is under weight. I have a one month old who is around 130g.

Also if you have alot of mice, offer her 2 or even 3. But becareful with that. She might end up a mouser. See if she will eat rats when you have a chance to get some. But if you have mice now, Feed her 2 at least im sure she will take them.

It's small for it's age, but not necessarily "underweight". If a Ball is not fed that much, it will grow slower but be perfectly healthy. So the answer to your question is yes....and no.

Like the others have mostly said, just because it is smaller at this point that others its age doesn't mean it isn't perfectly healthy. Does she look ok? Have good shape? No loose skin? Chances are, she's doing just fine.

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Originally Posted by Big Gunns

It's small for it's age, but not necessarily "underweight". If a Ball is not fed that much, it will grow slower but be perfectly healthy. So the answer to your question is yes....and no.

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You're slippin' BG. Not a single third person reference in this post. :O

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Originally Posted by xscorpio

Like the others have mostly said, just because it is smaller at this point that others its age doesn't mean it isn't perfectly healthy. Does she look ok? Have good shape? No loose skin? Chances are, she's doing just fine.



You're slippin' BG. Not a single third person reference in this post. :O

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He ran out of bullets :rofl::rofl::rofl:

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Originally Posted by xscorpio

You're slippin' BG. Not a single third person reference in this post. :O

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Sometimes Big Gunns likes to surprise his fans with something new.:D It always best to keep them wanting more.:D

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Originally Posted by Danounet

He ran out of bullets :rofl::rofl::rofl:

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Not in a MMMIIILLLLLLIIIIOOOONNN(what Danny Divitto says in Twins movie) Years.

That is a little small! My male bp is going to be 4 months old on thursday and he weighs 230 grams as of last week! Like the others said, offer rats that are wean size and try 2! Good luck! Big Gunns has been very nice the last few posts that I have seen and has given very good advice as well!

Omg I got it! it must be Reverse PMS!!! :rofl::rofl::rofl:

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Originally Posted by seeya205

Big Gunns has been very nice the last few posts that I have seen and has given very good advice as well!

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Very sneaky. What you're really saying is that Big Gunns is usually a big first letter in alphabet hole huh?:rage:

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Omg I got it! it must be Reverse PMS!!! :rofl::rofl::rofl:

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Big Gunns already had that.:D BG thinks it's because he cut back on his Diet Coke.

she is in great health, sheds, eats, and nice body, also will slither in hands.

hell i have a bp thats 3 months old and at that weight lol

Yes, all of my 3-month-old weigh that much.

The rule of thumb is, feed a prey item as big around as the WIDEST part of the snake. I feed my hatchlings every 5 days for at least the first year. Some feed every 7 days, which is fine as well. Do not feed less often than every 7 days.
At 9 months of age, I would expect a typical ball python to weigh between 300 and 500 grams. Some individuals are smaller and simply don't grow as quickly, though.
I would say--start switching the snake over to crawler-sized rats (just barely opened eyes). Feed large mice until the snake is switched. And try feeding more often.