Healthy Baby Weight

[MasonC2K]

So I was looking at KS when I came across this. I've left out the name as I don't want to bash the guy. I am just puzzled:

'11 Powerball #1

Sex: Male
Hatched: September 20th, 2011
Weight: 87 Grams
This guy does have a head wobble like a Spider, but he eats and defecates fine.

'11 Powerball #2

Sex: Male
Hatched: October 14th, 2011
Weight: 75 Grams
This guy has a slight head wobble like a Spider, but eats and defecates fine.

I think if I had babies that old and that weight I'd be thinking something is wrong. All the babies I've had were over 100g in 2 months or less.

What do you think?

[xdeus]

I agree. Either the weights weren't updated, or he has been feeding some very small items and/or infrequently.

[CLSpider]

Seeing as it's right below the hatch date, maybe those are the weights they hatched at?

[MasonC2K]

I kinda thought that, but there are some other people posting similar things. Like an Albino female hatched 7/1/11 but weighs 163 grams.

These are posted today too.

My June 11 Spider is over 600 now. My 2 Het Pieds are in the 500 range.

I can only hope that these people are just posting the wrong data.

[Mr.Spence]

I'm pretty sure I know where you saw that, on the power balls, and if I'm right, then yes those are the wieghts at hatching.

[Mr.Spence]

As well, if you want the current weights he's pretty quick to reply to an e- mail.

[aalomon]

I was leaning towards hatching weight, until I saw he also has a 2010 listed at 436g....

[trivtrivsocal]

Saw an add for a local female 2010 spider......... current weight 325 grams for $100 ...... asked her in a text why she was so small or was it a mis-type on the weight or year she was born? She got really upset and said she fed her once every 14 days a single hopper mouse..... wow some people........ tried to buy, her seller refused to sell to me because I had no idea how to take care of a ball python lol .......... told her to come check my collection first then sell her to me she still refused wished I could have helped that poor little spider out.... ad is gone and she text me she sold it to a nice local family.... I sure hope so?

[SlitherinSisters]

There are a few things that could put them at that weight, but feeding them less, or they are bad feeders are at the top of my list. I have a female that was hatched in August and she's only about 125 grams. She didn't eat very well until the last couple months and she was hatched at 45 grams.

[Wicked Constrictors]

I got a bp about a month ago that was born August 2011 and weighed 160g, she already put on 70g since i got her.