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 Growth?
I've had my ball python for over two years and I was curious about her growth. She is very small- maybe 2 and a half to maybe 3 feet. I had her in a small tank for a long time but I've moved her to a larger tank with much more space for her. She is healthy. I feed her once a week. She hasn't shed in a long time. I was wondering if maybe she was just very small (bad blood line)-or maybe they just slow down growing as they get older?
Also what can I do to keep the humidity up in her tank? i realized after my dad got this tank for me that it was waay too big.
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Re: Growth?
 Originally Posted by sitnaann
I've had my ball python for over two years and I was curious about her growth. She is very small- maybe 2 and a half to maybe 3 feet. I had her in a small tank for a long time but I've moved her to a larger tank with much more space for her. She is healthy. I feed her once a week. She hasn't shed in a long time. I was wondering if maybe she was just very small (bad blood line)-or maybe they just slow down growing as they get older?
Also what can I do to keep the humidity up in her tank? i realized after my dad got this tank for me that it was waay too big.
Cage size does not effect growth. What is her feeding schedule? For a female that is on the small side but nothing terrible. I saturate the substrate weekly in my glass tanks to maintain humidity.
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Re: Growth?
Originally Posted by Physician&Snakes
Cage size does not effect growth. What is her feeding schedule? For a female that is on the small side but nothing terrible. I saturate the substrate weekly in my glass tanks to maintain humidity.
I just want to expand a little, I hope you don't mind...
He saturates then let's the substrate dry out through the week, the saturates again... on a weekly cycle.
OP what size prey are you feeding?
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Re: Growth?
I'm feeding her large mice (frozen). Every Sunday. should I be feeding her large/more often?
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Oh most definitely... she should be on small-med rats for her age. Or you feed multiple adult mice. You want a prey item that's equal to a lil bigger than the widest part of your snake.
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I switch mine to small rats after 4 months . Rat are better for growth mice are all hair and bones .
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