2 1/2 months no shed?

[Evan00]

My 7 month old normal hasn't shed since the end of November 2011. I'm not really worried because everything about her seems normal: good feeding, good temps, humidity is golden, and she be pooping like a champ. I'm just a little curious if a young ball python usually goes so long in between sheds? I read somewhere that 4-8 weeks is normal for a young growing BP.

As of now it appears she is nowhere near her next shed. No blue phase, no abnormally long hiding sessions. Thoughts?

[coldbloodaddict]

How much does she weigh?

What type and size food item are you feeding her?

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[Evan00]

Weighs 127g and I'm feeding her frozen hopper mice once every 5 days. Thinking of moving to next size up. I think she's way underweight but I'm feeding regularly and she eats every time. She just isnt beefing up like I expected. Nor is she shedding as much as I thought.

[The Serpent Merchant]

my 7 month old is around 500 grams, I would start feeding adult mice every 5 days.

[Zombie]

Weighs 127g and I'm feeding her frozen hopper mice once every 5 days. Thinking of moving to next size up. I think she's way underweight but I'm feeding regularly and she eats every time. She just isnt beefing up like I expected. Nor is she shedding as much as I thought.

I would be feeding fuzzy rats at that size...

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[mattb]

I would up the size. You should be feeding almost 20 grams. I know most hoppers I got were only about 9 grams.

I know I was under feeding mine until I found this site I was giving mine small adults and they were about 250grams I have since up it to med to large and are taking between a 20 and 30 grams every Friday. They have gained a little over 50 grams in about a month. I am weighing them about every 2 weeks and weighing the mice every week to make sure I am giving them the proper size.

[Solarsoldier001]

My boyfriends het pieds are 4 month olds and they are 115 grams. They have been eating large mice for 3 weeks now. I think your bp is growing slowly because your feeding her small portions for long periods. The pet store owner told me that a bulge is important when you want a bp to gain weight and grow. If you don't see a bulge, go to a size bigger. Hope this helps

[Evan00]

Thanks guys, I will most definitely up the size and see if I can get her to switch to rats.