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10-30-2011, 02:02 AM #6
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Re: Is obesity ever actually a concern for male ball pythons?

Originally Posted by Mike Cavanaugh

I never let my adult males get bigger then about 1,000 grams. I think it is the size they are supposed to be. Any bigger and they are not as good of a breeder.

That seems like a strange rule to follow. I'm sure with your experience keeping snakes that you're aware of how individual snakes can be. Do you literally withhold food just to keep them from gaining weight?

[Python regius]
1.0 Black Butter Pinstripe (Amazeballs), 1.0 Pastel Butter Leopard (Thunderbeeper)
0.1 Spider (Charlotte), 0.1 Leopard (Spot), 0.1 Pastel (Buttercup), Fire Sugar (Abaddon), Crystal (Opalescence)

[Python brongersmai]
1.1 T+ Albino (Kushiel & Carmilla)

[Boa imperator]
1.0 Hypo 100% Het Leopard/66% Het Albino (Darcy)
0.1 66% Het Leopard/Albino (Gabby)

[Colubrids]
0.1 Cave-dwelling Rat Snakes (Betty Spaghetti)
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