rate of growth

[Ken]

Hi, I have an 'o3 normal ball that is about 14 - 16 inches long. I keep reading about people's 'o3's eating rats, etc. and it makes me wonder, how fast do ball python's grow (assuming they are eating well)?

Can anyone give me their personal birth to adulthood growth history?

Thanks much.

Ken

[Wizill]

there's really no set rule for growth. i've seen bp's come out of the same clutch, and one outgrow the other by a foot within a year and a half. all depends on how avid of an eater you have.

[BallKingdom]

Depends on feeding size, type, frequency, genetics, temps, and a few other factors. No REAL rule to go by. But... 1.5 inches per month is good.

[RPlank]

Here is my record for one of my '03 males. The formatting is off, but you can get the idea:

07/31/03 Brought home from Randy Remington...another whose father was 50% het for piebald-hatched 7/19/03
08/03/03 Refused rat pink 74 g
08/09/03 Ate live hopper mouse 73 g before dinner.
08/12/03 Ate live adult mouse Waited till lights went out, then TAGGED it!
08/16/03 Ate live adult mouse 104 g after poo, before eating
08/18/03 Pattern faded—begin shed
08/26/03 Ate live fuzzy rat-eyes barely open Finished shed
08/28/03 141 g
09/01/03 Refused P/K fuzzy
09/02/03 Ate live 63 g fuzzy rat 136 g before food
09/07/03 177G post poo
09/10/03 171 g
09/11/03 165G post pee
09/15/03 Refused p/k dangled 43g fuzzy 164G pre feed
09/16/03 Ate live 25g fuzzy
09/23/03 Dull colors---start shed 183g—hasn't pooped yet
09/29/03 Finished shed-small amt blood on shed in vent area
09/30/03 Ate live 33g fuzzy 184G pre-feed
10/09/03 Ate stunned 63g fuzzy
10/16/03 Ate live 41 g fuzzy 246G pre-feed
10/23/03 Ate p/k 54g fuzzy
10/28/03 Begin shed
11/04/03 Finished shed
11/06/03 Ate p/k 65g rat 282G pre-feed
11/12/03 Ate 81g p/k rat 312G pre-feed
11/18/03 365G
11/20/03 Ate 99g p/k rat
11/24/03 Begin shed
12/01/03 Finished shed
12/03/03 Ate 84g p/k rat
12/10/03 Ate 54g p/k rat 368G pre-feed
12/15/03 Ate 121g p/k rat 498g prefeed
12/20/03 561 g after poo – membrane at outer edges of rt eye is white
12/27/03 Refused p/k rat 525G

[Wizill]

awesome... thanks for sharing that randy, very interesting... and i still cant believe you weigh the turds!! hahaha

[RPlank]

Only the ones that astonish me!

[Wizill]

yeah i'll have to agree, 177 grams is monsterous.

[RPlank]

yeah i'll have to agree, 177 grams is monsterous.

No, you goon! "Post poo" means I weighed the snake after he took his dump. The snake was 177g on an empty gut! :lol:

[Wizill]

lol there i go again, being a jackass....
sorry, misread...
and im glad too, cuz that would be big enough to fill up my entire tank!

[rockgecko]

randy, how long is the snake ?