Weight question

[frenchy]

My female pastel was 146 grams on november 6 today she is at 375 grams is that normal or too much she eats every 5 days has shed 2 times w me already or is this not her real weight since she hasnt pooped recently

Do you weigh them right after they poop to get a real weight or does it matter

[thedarkwolf25]

I think that if fed correctly they really start to pack on the pounds. The most common method to feeding is 10-15% of their body weight. As for when to weigh or how fast they bulk up I have no clue as I just got my BP recently.

[iCandiBallPythons]

To get the correct weight weigh the animal after it poops

[darkbloodwyvern]

Babies grow pretty fast and shed a lot. Is she getting a single mouse each feeding? That seems pretty normal to me, but I don't weight my snakes super often, especially babies. As long as you aren't overfeeding her as far as the size/quantity of mice she'll be fine. In a few months you may want to start feeding every 6 days and gradually slow things down, but for now, babies do need to eat and more frequent, smaller, meals are better than spacing things out too much!

[frenchy]

I feed her a weanling rats evey 4 or 5 days depending she never refuses she pooped today and is at 344 grams