is this a healthy weight or not???

[samgoody9]

ok so i weighed my female ball python today and she is 316 grams i got her 6/27/11 she was just a few weeks old now is that good or am i slacking on my ball pythons health!?!?!?

[angllady2]

Ball pythons grow at different rates. Pictures would help. As would some information like what you feed and how often. It is impossible to just say, "Oh at this age it should be this weight."

Gale

[The Serpent Merchant]

I agree with angllady2's post, but I will add that in most cases a BP will weigh a little more than 316 grams by that age, but not all. pictures and feeding/temperature/humidity information would give us a much better idea.

[Mike41793]

Roughly 10 months old and only 318 grams? Seems slighlty underweight to me... But it depends on her eating/your feeeding habits...
My 4 month old cinny weighs that much and i feed only once a week. No powerfeeding or anything...

[samgoody9]

feeds once a week on mice warm temps 85 to 89 and cool side 75 to 79 and 50% humidity she about 23 inches long btw i used a small scale she stood still for like 2 seconds in a ball and i saw 316g idk if that could of been accurate

[abrunsen]

feeds once a week on mice warm temps 85 to 89 and cool side 75 to 79 and 50% humidity she about 23 inches long btw i used a small scale she stood still for like 2 seconds in a ball and i saw 316g idk if that could of been accurate

My female was born 7/2011 and is ~500 grams. However, I switched her to rats and a 5 day feeding schedule almost immediately. I would say yours doesn't look underweight but if you want it to put on the weight switch to rats.

-Alex

[abrunsen]

Oh, and by the way I think she is a nice looking BP

[samgoody9]

Oh, and by the way I think she is a nice looking BP

thanks i hear it a lot im proud of my bp

[samgoody9]

i think it might be wrong weight do to small $15 scale ima purchase a real one and see what happends

[abrunsen]

I really like how she has almost no spots on her back. It looks really neat! Where did you get her from?