Growth Chart?

[ScubaDiver007]

Im a fairly new BP owner.

Is there some kind of chart that you can use as a rule of thumb that says your BP is growing the way it should?

For example i have a

Pastel Female Year old weighs 780g. My albino Female is two months behind her in age but her weight is 410g. Then I have a Pied female that is 800g just over a year old as well..

Thoughts???

Scuba

[Jyson]

Ball pythons are like people when it comes to growth. Some grow faster than others.

I have some that are pushing 3 years old and are under 1400 grams, and some that are almost 2 1/2 that are 1800+ grams.

[mxrider42]

Check this out.
Trey

[derrabe]

Very kewl link, I was wondering about that and also the others are right some just grow slower then others

[Toronto Python Gurus]

Some grow faster than others, I weigh mine before every feed and keep track that way.

[mainbutter]

I'd love to see a males vs females chart similar to the one that mxrider42 posted.

[Thehornycorny]

All grow at diffrent rates some slower then others some faster then others vice versa,

Someone I know from another forum one of his 08 females is hitting 1200 atm and then another persons male spider 08 is hitting 600 so they all varie I guess.

James

[omnibus2]

I wish the charts would include how often the snakes ate.

[seeya205]

Check this out.
Trey

I wouldn't go by that chart! On month 16 they weighed more than on month 24!

[Alice]

Thanks for that link Trey. I've seen similar results as shown on the charts; especially when you click through to see weights of the individual snakes.

I've also seen the "hit the wall - no growth" phenomenon around 700 - 800 grams. It is not unusual for BPs at this stage to not gain and in some circumstances lose weight. Looking at the chart again, and my personal charts (yes, I am a nerd and keep data for years), 700-800 grams usually occurs when they are around 18 months old, right in the middle of their second winter in most circumstances. As they are getting close to sexual maturity I think their natural "stop eating for breeding" instincts kick in and they follow in the path of their older sisters and brothers. Has anyone else seen this happen?