A few things I wanted to ask :)

I picked up a female BP about a month ago, she seems to be doing well eats like a champ every 5-6 days on rat pinkies. I'm headed out tmw to pick up a food scale so I can track her growth just think it would be fun to keep a log and have that info if I need a vet visit down the road. I just wanted to ask what would be a safe weight for a 3 month old female? the other thing I wanted to ask is if anyone here uses a fogger I have a screen top setup covered a lot of it with foil to help keep some moisture in but im having a hard time keeping the humidity at 60% never drops below 50 though I'm really just looking for a way to keep the humidity consistent.

Sorry, I know it's not part of your question, but she should be eating at least rat fuzzies...pinkies are far too small for a ball python of any age...

One of my ball pythons close to her age is about 200 grams. I don't use a fogger for my ball pythons because I don't use heat lamps and my humidity isn't affected in rack systems so I can't help you there.

A 3 month old BP should be in the 200 gram range but they are highly variable. I use a humidifier with my cages. But ball pythons only need humidity in the 40%-60% range unless they are shedding. Then they should get 60%-80%

It is difficult to give a weight for a 3 month old bp. They all grow at different rates. I have 3 month olds that are over 250 grams while others are just 125. As for the fogger I really don't know. I use tubs. They hold humidity a lot better.

I can't give you any input on the digger as well, since I use racks. But I do agree that a rat pink is most likely too small for your bp. Do you have pics you could post of her?

My husband put down a homemade substrate mix when we had humidity problems. A thin layer of aspen, then some coconut husk, the sprinkle a little bit of that sphagum moss stuff. Also we took a tshirt, sprayed it with a little water (not too much just mist it a little) and put it over the screen next to the lamp (not too close we don't want fires xP). Tha stuff has our humidity good, and we were having a hard time getting it up with thefoil trick. Also make sure you have the lamp over a water bowl, always helps. Hope this helps ya =]:gj:

A worker at a petco not far from my home who breeds cresties said he used a mixture of spanghum moss, cypress mulch, and either coconut husk or fiber.
I personally use the foil method and have achieved excellent results. Mist once or twice most days and my humidity sits right around 60%

I will bump up the prey size on wed I should have a scale by then I heard you want to feed about 10-15% of their weight is that a fact? :) I got a pic to post let me know if ya think she looks under weight.

http://ball-pythons.net/gallery/show...hp?i=40712&c=3

Yes the 10-15% rule is true for prey size and she doesn't look thin to me


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I have heard the 10 to 15 percent rule too.

A note on feeding. The prey size and frequency may change depending who you talk to- that is i've heard breeders might have a more aggressive schedule than a basic pet owners. Just don't under feed them.

She doesn't appear under weight but she can still easily take a rat fuzzie at the least. She also appears to have a stuck eye cap?

I was having issues with humidity too, until I changed my substrate from reptibark to coconut fiber. My humidity has been up around 60% ever since, and I'm in the middle of a Michigan winter. :)

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She doesn't appear under weight but she can still easily take a rat fuzzie at the least. She also appears to have a stuck eye cap?

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I also thought it looked like an eye cap.

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I also thought it looked like an eye cap.

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Or dehydration...could be either I guess.

I saw that 2 but her eyes are clear. must be the photo I used a desk lamp for light. didn't get a chance to get a scale so I have no idea on weight. but thanks for the ideas on keeping humidity up it is holding at 60% :)

thinking about dehydration now :( I hope im not hurting her. right now im measuring humidity from the center of the inclosure should I also get readings in the hides?? I have not been misting the hides b/c I hear that if they lay on damp sub straight it can cause scale rot.

thinking about dehydration now :( I hope im not hurting her. right now im measuring humidity from the center of the inclosure should I also get readings in the hides??