Quote Originally Posted by mykee View Post
ANY size ball python above a hatchling doubling it's weight in 6 weeks is VERY unhealthy.
Slow down on the feedings.
Ball pythons "retain" roughly 30% of the food they consume, so in order for your animal to have gained 300g in six weeks, you've offered it ~1000g of food. Considering a 300 gram animal eats maybe 50g meals (a responsible, healthy size meal), you've offered that snake ~20 meals (or three feedings) a week?!
Slow it down or you're going to kill your ball python wth love (and obesity-related heart issues).
Good luck.
I feed all of my snakes once a week only, every Friday. She started on mice then went to mice scented rats. I haven't checked the weight on the rats but they are "small" rats. So shes eatin, 7 times with me now. The owner who had her before wasn't trying to starve her she just wouldn't eat for him at all. Ive seen it. But she started after coming to my house.