How's this for 3-4 months growth?

[rufretic]

She's not my best eater because she refuses when in shed and I have a few that eat no matter what but she still eats pretty good and I just noticed it shows when I was going through my pics and thought I'd share.




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[tttaylorrr]

WOW. pretty startling before/after photos!!!

lovely girl, she's beautiful. awesome work!

[GiddyGoat]

Second photo is gorgeous. Love the way the light is reacting with her colors. Awesome job and what a pretty girl!

[cletus]

I'd say that a LOT of growth for 3-4 months. Doesn't seem like she is that bad of an eater. lol

[zina10]

Ugh, I expected a "small" weight gain when you said "bad eater".

That is a BIG size difference, LOL. And a beautiful snake.
I don't even feed mine when in shed. But then, I'm not super strict on the exact day of the week or time of the day. I feed evenings, usually a week or so apart, longer for adults and not at all once they go into shed. All mine grew big and fairly quick, so I don't worry about it at all

Shedding takes effort and resources from the body, so does digestion. So I let them do the one or the other, not both together. Although, it seems to work for others.

[rufretic]

Thanks everyone. I think she is beautiful as well. I picked her, OD enchi, because she was the orangest orange dream I've come across so far and my plan is to eventually make some of the orangest ball pythons ever! It's going to take me a few years to get the final morph combos I'm going for but I am pretty good at getting my girls up to size in less than average time so hopefully not too long.

[Joci]

Amazing difference!! Let's hope my little Fírnen looks something like that in a few months

[rufretic]

I'd say that a LOT of growth for 3-4 months. Doesn't seem like she is that bad of an eater. lol

Ugh, I expected a "small" weight gain when you said "bad eater".

That is a BIG size difference, LOL. And a beautiful snake.
I don't even feed mine when in shed. But then, I'm not super strict on the exact day of the week or time of the day. I feed evenings, usually a week or so apart, longer for adults and not at all once they go into shed. All mine grew big and fairly quick, so I don't worry about it at all

Shedding takes effort and resources from the body, so does digestion. So I let them do the one or the other, not both together. Although, it seems to work for others.

Lol, you guys are too funny! I didn't say she was a bad eater, just not my best, I have some piggies lol. When they are small I feed twice a week. Prey size moves up fairly quickly and I go to once a week at about 400g or when they are taking large enough prey that I think they need the extra time to digest. This girl took every offering except when shes been in shed. I let them decide. I have a couple that never skip, including getting seconds when others decide not to eat. Now those are my good eaters! My best just so happens to be my favorite as well, my pastel desert ghost. She was 700g when I got her, around spring this year, she is now approaching 2000g I love that beautiful little piggy, wish I had a before and after of her. I've never seen a ball python grow so quick, reminds me of how my retics were.

[zina10]

Lol, you guys are too funny! I didn't say she was a bad eater, just not my best, I have some piggies lol. When they are small I feed twice a week. Prey size moves up fairly quickly and I go to once a week at about 400g or when they are taking large enough prey that I think they need the extra time to digest. This girl took every offering except when shes been in shed. I let them decide. I have a couple that never skip, including getting seconds when others decide not to eat. Now those are my good eaters! My best just so happens to be my favorite as well, my pastel desert ghost. She was 700g when I got her, around spring this year, she is now approaching 2000g I love that beautiful little piggy, wish I had a before and after of her. I've never seen a ball python grow so quick, reminds me of how my retics were.

Funny you say that...

My pastel desert ghost is the SAME way !!! A truly bottomless pit. She takes it all, too. Her f/t rats with gusto. Hatchlings didn't want their live rat fuzzies? Arjana ate them ALL , like popcorn.
Hatchlings refused some f/t rat fuzzies, hey, Arjana snacks on them. Even the ones that were stone cold. Sheesh.

And I cannot feed others without feeding her, too. Which is annoying.

Yesterday I fed my pastel Enchi which is ravenous after laying her clutch of eggs. Arjana ate 3 days ago. But she was HANGRY last night (hungry angry) She smelt the food that Ember got and she started pushing with her face much like I've heard Retics do.

OMG, what a drama queen. I was afraid she might damage her face.

It would have been very easy to "power feed" her. But I don't believe in doing that, but she makes it difficult to keep her on a "normal" schedule. She wants food all the time. Any food.

LOL

Maybe they come from the same kind of bottomless pail genes ??

[rufretic]

Funny you say that...

My pastel desert ghost is the SAME way !!! A truly bottomless pit. She takes it all, too. Her f/t rats with gusto. Hatchlings didn't want their live rat fuzzies? Arjana ate them ALL , like popcorn.
Hatchlings refused some f/t rat fuzzies, hey, Arjana snacks on them. Even the ones that were stone cold. Sheesh.

And I cannot feed others without feeding her, too. Which is annoying.

Yesterday I fed my pastel Enchi which is ravenous after laying her clutch of eggs. Arjana ate 3 days ago. But she was HANGRY last night (hungry angry) She smelt the food that Ember got and she started pushing with her face much like I've heard Retics do.

OMG, what a drama queen. I was afraid she might damage her face.

It would have been very easy to "power feed" her. But I don't believe in doing that, but she makes it difficult to keep her on a "normal" schedule. She wants food all the time. Any food.

LOL

Maybe they come from the same kind of bottomless pail genes ??

Haha! Thats hilarious, I have the exact same problem with her! You can't feed anyone else without feeding her because as soon as she smells food, there she is getting all pushy like wheres mine?
It doesn't matter if she just ate the night before so I learned quick, it has to be once a week with the adult rack. Anyone refuses they wait a week. Luckily I have a different rack for my youngsters in a different room so I can mess around with feeding them any time.