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A few things I wanted to ask :)
I picked up a female BP about a month ago, she seems to be doing well eats like a champ every 5-6 days on rat pinkies. I'm headed out tmw to pick up a food scale so I can track her growth just think it would be fun to keep a log and have that info if I need a vet visit down the road. I just wanted to ask what would be a safe weight for a 3 month old female? the other thing I wanted to ask is if anyone here uses a fogger I have a screen top setup covered a lot of it with foil to help keep some moisture in but im having a hard time keeping the humidity at 60% never drops below 50 though I'm really just looking for a way to keep the humidity consistent.
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Sorry, I know it's not part of your question, but she should be eating at least rat fuzzies...pinkies are far too small for a ball python of any age...
One of my ball pythons close to her age is about 200 grams. I don't use a fogger for my ball pythons because I don't use heat lamps and my humidity isn't affected in rack systems so I can't help you there.
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A 3 month old BP should be in the 200 gram range but they are highly variable. I use a humidifier with my cages. But ball pythons only need humidity in the 40%-60% range unless they are shedding. Then they should get 60%-80%
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It is difficult to give a weight for a 3 month old bp. They all grow at different rates. I have 3 month olds that are over 250 grams while others are just 125. As for the fogger I really don't know. I use tubs. They hold humidity a lot better.
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I can't give you any input on the digger as well, since I use racks. But I do agree that a rat pink is most likely too small for your bp. Do you have pics you could post of her?
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My husband put down a homemade substrate mix when we had humidity problems. A thin layer of aspen, then some coconut husk, the sprinkle a little bit of that sphagum moss stuff. Also we took a tshirt, sprayed it with a little water (not too much just mist it a little) and put it over the screen next to the lamp (not too close we don't want fires xP). Tha stuff has our humidity good, and we were having a hard time getting it up with thefoil trick. Also make sure you have the lamp over a water bowl, always helps. Hope this helps ya =]
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A worker at a petco not far from my home who breeds cresties said he used a mixture of spanghum moss, cypress mulch, and either coconut husk or fiber.
I personally use the foil method and have achieved excellent results. Mist once or twice most days and my humidity sits right around 60%
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thanks for the replies
I will bump up the prey size on wed I should have a scale by then I heard you want to feed about 10-15% of their weight is that a fact? I got a pic to post let me know if ya think she looks under weight.
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Last edited by Vivid; 01-09-2012 at 04:10 AM.
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Yes the 10-15% rule is true for prey size and she doesn't look thin to me
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Last edited by DShaw; 01-09-2012 at 04:21 AM.
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Second That
I have heard the 10 to 15 percent rule too.
A note on feeding. The prey size and frequency may change depending who you talk to- that is i've heard breeders might have a more aggressive schedule than a basic pet owners. Just don't under feed them.
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