? about weight

Im not exactly sure how old my BP is, but when I got her they told me she was probably around 3 months old. She only weighed 100g, and after two months she is up too 180 grams. Is this a healthy weight gain or not enough? She looks great to me.

she might not even be 5 months old.. shes probably only a little over a foot long

If you could post pics, that'd be more helpful. Ball pythons, like people, sometimes grow at different rates. It's easier to see in a picture if a snake is at a good weight than to try and guess based on approximate length and weight. Based on what you described though, sounds like it is putting on weight well and thriving for you, so I wouldn't worry too much.

-Jen

https://fbcdn-sphotos-c-a.akamaihd.n...05465456_n.jpg

I know its hard to compare her to anything but this is the best I could get at the moment.

And I just started feeding adult mice every 7 days. She ate the first one, but refused her first meal today :/ but im praying its only because she is going to shed soon.

That weight gain sounds pretty standard.
My babies grew 50-100g per month before they reached 1000g.

Okay good. And how does she look from the picture?

Looks good to me.

She looks very healthy to me!

^ hey, i think you saw snickers when I first got her. She hasn't gotten much longer but she plumped up a bit

Yep, she looks just fine :)

-Jen

My boy is a shrimp, not quite a year and probably only just breaching 200g on an empty stomach. That's with consistent feeding and excellent feeding responses. Your girl is lined up to be bigger than him before she even hits a year. Sounds like decent weight gain to me-- she's certainly not obese! =] Expect to see some surprising growth spurts as far as length goes, Magnus hit a huge one at probably 5 or 6 months old.

:) that's exciting to hear! Only 200 grams? How is that possible? Is he just stubby?

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My boy is a shrimp, not quite a year and probably only just breaching 200g on an empty stomach. That's with consistent feeding and excellent feeding responses. Your girl is lined up to be bigger than him before she even hits a year. Sounds like decent weight gain to me-- she's certainly not obese! =] Expect to see some surprising growth spurts as far as length goes, Magnus hit a huge one at probably 5 or 6 months old.

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My female hypo is pushing 800g and is 11months old haha.