Is there a standard for growth?

[mandymg86]

Pax was born 8/20/18 and we bought her 1/24/19 weighing in at 317g. She's eaten twice for us (rat pups, every 7 days), and has since gone up in weight to 326g last week Wednesday and 348g this morning 2/6/19 (these are weights after she passes poo and urates). I'm getting so much mixed information online about feeding schedules and underweight/obese snakes, my head is spinning. Is there a standard for growth? Aside from knowing what an underweight an overweight snake looks like, are there any other markers I should keep in mind?

[Stewart_Reptiles]

The only standards are being appropriately fed, growing and good proportions (weight is just a number)

[mandymg86]

The only standards are being appropriately fed, growing and good proportions (weight is just a number)

Okay, thank you! I made the mistake of reading a post on a Facebook group (that I ended up leaving) and it was so contradictory to everything people teach on here. This individual was preaching feeding BPs over 400g once every 14 days instead of every 7 days to avoid rapid weight gain. So when I weighed Pax this morning, I was like, is she gaining too much too quickly? She's a fantastic eater and is showing no signs of obesity.

[RickyNY]

I think Pax is ready to start eating Weaned rats

[mandymg86]

I think Pax is ready to start eating Weaned rats

I agree! I said the same thing to my boyfriend this morning!

[mandymg86]

I think Pax is ready to start eating Weaned rats

Pax took down her first weaned rat on Saturday. She is a FAST eater!