When to Weight?

When is the best time to weight your BP?
How often do you weight?
At what point do you become concerned that your bp is loosing too much weight?

I weigh when I first receive a new ball python. I also weigh every few months after they "empty" themselves. If they go off feed I weigh them every 2 weeks or so to mark any weight loss.

I weigh my snakes after they shed becuase they tend to poop right after and this is when they are empty.

I go through a "weigh-in" of everyone once a month, and within a couple days of receiving it or hatching them out. Let's me keep track of how well they are growing. I also keep track of every meal including the size of meal. (all done on a 3x5 index card, which lasts about a year of tracking).

I weigh everytime I clean a cage I have a scale with a holding box on it and in they go. I write it down if they have increased/decreased by over 100 grams.

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I weigh my snakes whenever the heck I feel like it, just because I'm curious. I have no routine or schedule, nor do I pay attention to whether they are weighed "empty" or not.

I weigh ours a lot. Whenever they are empty they get weighed, so every couple of weeks I guess.

I weigh the ones in my house every week. If they haven't pooped yet or just ate or something I just put that in a note next to the weight.

I weigh after each dookie

I weigh weekly. This is my first time breeding and the past several months I've been keeping tabs on feeding and weighing to make sure they are going to be big enough to breed.

I weigh all mine weekly, keep track of weights and eating on 3x5 index cards;)


***Everyone told me I was wasting too much time when I did this with 3 snakes, well now with 23 it doesnt take much longer.***

I weigh mine when I get them and every couple of months. If they refuse food for more than two weeks, they get weighed then too.

I weigh 2-3 days after feeding, every 2-4 weeks.
I do not weigh after poo, because they are not techincally "empty" as they probably have another meal in them already.

All you need to do is pick something that is consistent though. Whether it is after digesting or after pooing, you won't be able to see the significance in weighing unless you are consistent.

Just like humans, you weigh in the morning, after your sleep/period of fasting, after you eliminate (pee or whatever). You don't weigh throughout the day as it is inaccurate and of course humans have to worry about water balance issues on top of that. Ugh!

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Originally Posted by mainbutter

I weigh my snakes whenever the heck I feel like it, just because I'm curious. I have no routine or schedule, nor do I pay attention to whether they are weighed "empty" or not.

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I do the same except I do make sure their empty for a true weight.