Once they hit the 1000 gram mark...

[TheSnakeEye]

Considering they keep eating consistently, how fast can they get to 1200 grams, safely?

[TheSnakeEye]

Is there like an equation for it? Or a general rule of thumb?

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I997 using Tapatalk

[DemmBalls]

There are so many factors that you could never make an accurate equation. Meal size and feeding frequency are two big factors. Also temps and the individual snake itself can affect the growth. Just keep feeding it. I would say two months or so and she'll be at 1200 if she is eating well.

[PitOnTheProwl]

depends on the snake................I have 3 that never miss a meal but size difference is crazy.
Two normals that are just at a year seem to hover between 1000 and 1100 but the pastel just keeps packing on currently at 1278 and she is a month younger.
Same feeding schedule and size rats

[MasonC2K]

I have found great success using a twice a week feed schedule to get weight on undersized grils. Mid July my smallest weighed 1050. She is now 1450. I use a Monday/Thursday schedule. but it can be any 3/4 set.

I won't take credit though. I learned about it from an episode of Snakebytes and decided to give it a try.

However, you can't predict for each snake how it will work. My biggest girl went from 1200 to 1800 in the same time span with the same schedule.

[Freakie_frog]

Wish I had an answer for ya but the truth is there isn't one.. I have 5-6 year old girls that have never gotten over 1200 grams and I have 1-2 year old girls that are bumping 1500 soooo..Just feed the the right size food every week and let the animal do its thing..

[TheSnakeEye]

Well if all continues the same... Technically speaking she should gain more weight now, since her meals could be larger?

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I997 using Tapatalk

[Emilio]

Wish I had an answer for ya but the truth is there isn't one.. I have 5-6 year old girls that have never gotten over 1200 grams and I have 1-2 year old girls that are bumping 1500 soooo..Just feed the the right size food every week and let the animal do its thing..

I agree with Ed when you are keeping lots of females to raise up you get a little of bit of everything. Ok feeders, great feeders and lousy feeders.

Great feeders will make it to breeding weight in 14-18.

Ok feeders 24 months.

Lousy feeder sometimes 3-4 years.



droid!!!!

[TheSnakeEye]

What I asked before was a very broad question. Heres a more specific question. Roughly, what % of each meal turns to body mass?

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I997 using Tapatalk

[Freakie_frog]

What I asked before was a very broad question. Heres a more specific question. Roughly, what % of each meal turns to body mass?

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I997 using Tapatalk

No clue.. since no studies have been done on the caloric value of Norway rats or the exact metabolic rate of ball pythons there is no way to know. Just like with people it's going to depend on their metabolism which is going to vary from snake to snake and since they are cold blooded its going to depend on their husbandry which varies from keeper to keeper..Unlike in warm blooded animals like cows the exact food to weight and growth rate of ball pythons is so varied there is no way to get a base line to ever start a study.

So Here's what I do feed them every week and watch them grow..