Has she grown in 10 months?

[renee2287]

I haven't been on here in awhile. Last feb -Mar I purchased a normal female ball python. Just want Make sure she is growing a normal rate lol. Top pic is when I first got her and the botton is now.

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[calmolly1]

Have you weighed her?


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[renee2287]

I haven't even picked up a scale yet to weigh her.

[JMBall's]

She looks thin. This is my male after 6 months
My 2013 female calico

[JMBall's]

They're a pretty heavy bodied snake. How often do you feed her? Most people feed their juvenile balls every 3-5 days depending on prey size. Once adult size you can feed once a week.

[renee2287]

They're a pretty heavy bodied snake. How often do you feed her? Most people feed their juvenile balls every 3-5 days depending on prey size. Once adult size you can feed once a week.

I'm new to these types of snakes I mean I've had her like 10 months but I was afraid of feeding her something too large cause of how narrow she is behind her head. Pet store kept having me convinced one fuzzy was enough every week I even showed them pictures of her size asking what size I needed for her. So I was I guess relying on the pet store on what size I should feed her cause I got her from them. I've gotten her on small adult mice right now she ate 2 in just this one week. If she can handle bigger/ being fed more I'll gladly get bigger food.

Should I feed her again tonight she just ate Saturday evening?

[JMBall's]

Generally speaking the prey item should be about as wide as the largest part of their body. If you can get rats in your area they are healthier/more nutritious then mice and she'll grow faster. If you can't get rats then 2x a week with adult mice is fine. My calico female won't touch rats so I give her 2 mice a feeding every 4 days

[JMBall's]

Most pet stores, mom and pop or chain don't have a clue how to keep their reptiles. They set up the cages all the same even though most reptiles have completely different temp/humidity requirements.

[renee2287]

She has basically ate 3 mice in like the last 8 days now. I was there yesterday askin about rats but they was out so I bought 3 adult Mice not large just regular size.