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    He's getting HUGE!

    Nergal, my normal ball python, is getting BIG! And fast. :]
    I don't have a scale, so I can't tell you exactly how much he weighs (I know, I'm getting one soon I hope!), but it's got to be close to a full can of soda. He's about 1 1/2 feet long or so.
    We've been feeding him 2 small adult mice every 5-6 days. He never turns down food, not even when in shed.
    Just a few husbandry questions:
    Does he look healthy, as far as BP's go? Should I slow his feeding schedule down? Supposedly he's about 8 months old.
    Here are the photos. The first ones are from a month or so ago:




    And now the newer photos:




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    Looking good! I think the weight is fine, but you could probably cut back to weekly (every 7 days) feedings... that just seems to be the norm, once they're older than like 4-6 months. But he doesn't look fat or anything, so it's totally up to you.
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    At first when we got him we were feeding him one fuzzy once a week, and then he started turning into a triangle shape and his spine was showing too much. So we decided to fatten him up. Now he looks much better ^-^ ^-^
    I have to get photos up of my other new ball pythons, they're looking good too. Even the hatchling. My BP's are good eaters thus far, I feel lucky.
    I think I might cut it down to every 7 days as you suggested. Or maybe alternate between every 5-6 days and 7 days? Not sure.
    2.3 normal ball pythons
    .1 ultramel motley het caramel corn snake
    1. butter motley het caramel+stripe corn snake
    1. fiance I had to rehome my kitty, and my dog got cancer and we put her down. RIP.(Did I forget anything??)

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