Female Ball? 1 Year 1500g?

[Simpson Balls]

So I was wondering if you get a Ball up to 1500g's in one year exactly would you really consider it really power feeding? I am sorta thinking it would be but I need an answer. Also would that consider if she's 1500 that she's overweight?

Daniel

[snakesRkewl]

I have a 6 month old Lesser female that is 625 grams empty.

Power feeding isn't the same as over feeding

[Freakie_frog]

I have a girl that is 13 months old and she is 1600 grams she's not been power fed or even over fed.. She get the same size rat every week as every one else.. She just seems to grow faster.

Would I concider breeding her.. You bet your ass..

[Ouroboros]

I've also been blessed with great eaters and weight gainers but I would rather wait one year more and get a bigger clutch. It also makes one sure that the females in question are mature enough to breed.

It is always great to see your little gemstones grow while waiting.

[98bcobra]

I have a female that is turning 1year old in december and is around 1300grams. She get the same sized rat every week and has never missed a meal. Im not gonna breed her this year gonna wait till next year.

[alohareptiles]

I have 2 of 3 from last year that all went from around 200 grams to over 1300 grams...I don't power feed, I just feed regularly and with good sized rats...I do have one that decided to be a runt and only made it up to 911 grams...But dang, I thought that was still good for their first year...

[Mike Cavanaugh]

You are not mother nature. Don't try to be.

That is my motto. Put them together. If she is not ready to go, she won't go. If she is, she will. People have a tendency to over complicate things. .

[Karbon]

It totally depends on the individual snake. Some females can get big quickly and end up to be monsters.

Then some can never grow quickly and end up not getting big at all. Nature and genetics play a part in it.

My female is 1 year 9 months and pushing 1500 at the moment, but by no means have I ever power fed her and I never intend to.

Sure, powerfeeding would help it grow 'faster' but that's not good for the snake and if your snake just doesn't have the 'fast growing gene' nothing can change that.

This chart that's posted up on the web for reference is a good indication of just how differently BP's can develop:
http://www.thereddragonsden.com/weightcharts.htm

Just like some people were meant to be tall and others not so much! You can only do so much. In the end, nature wins.

[Ouroboros]

It totally depends on the individual snake. Some females can get big quickly and end up to be monsters.

Then some can never grow quickly and end up not getting big at all. Nature and genetics play a part in it.

My female is 1 year 9 months and pushing 1500 at the moment, but by no means have I ever power fed her and I never intend to.

Sure, powerfeeding would help it grow 'faster' but that's not good for the snake and if your snake just doesn't have the 'fast growing gene' nothing can change that.

This chart that's posted up on the web for reference is a good indication of just how differently BP's can develop:
http://www.thereddragonsden.com/weightcharts.htm

Just like some people were meant to be tall and others not so much! You can only do so much. In the end, nature wins.

I couldn't agree more on what you said in the last line.

[Mike Schultz]

One of my friends has ridiculously large females that when told how old they are, I just feel depressed about my collection

Then again some of his are normal and some are small... It's partially in the snake's own metabolism and partially whether you cram 3 rats down their throats a week...