Quote Originally Posted by RoseyReps View Post
I think Kitedemon meant 1000g, as that is normally the "wall" I hear about.

Get yourself a food scale in the kitchen section of walmart/target, they run around $20 and are an invaluable piece of equipment for keeping an eye on weight and growth.

As far as racks vs glass cages vs pvc cages, I would go with a PVC Cage (like the t3 mentioned) as it is a gem at holding humidity, and maintaining ambient temps while still getting the display aspect from glass. Racks are great for multiple ball pythons, but if you are content with your single, pvc cage all the way.

Have you always moved him into another enclosure to feed? That is generally not recommended for BPs because it can stress them out. They can be more interested in finding security / safety than eating when moved to a new area for food. Not to mention, the whole "Cage food aggression" that pet stores like to tell you is a complete myth (at least with bp's, feel free to correct me as I thought it was a complete myth with all species but I'm not personally familiar with the more aggressive feeding species)

The growth could also be attributed to how often / size of prey. You say you have had your bp for a year, what is he eating / how often?


Edit: I see you mentioned you haven't weighed him in a "while" so disregard my part about the scale. Oopsie for misreading
Yes I have always fed him in a separate cage. Though recently I did try feeding him in his cage and it worked the first time, but twice after that it did not. I knew about the food aggression myth, I did it so he wouldn't digest substrate. Also it made it easier to do some spot cleaning/full on cleaning etc.

I was feeding him more frequently when I first got him, now I feed him (or try to) once a week. He eats large mice f/t. I haven't tried feeding him rats yet because he is too small and none of the local pet stores carry frozen rat pups.

I will weigh him when I get home and let you guys know.

I'm pretty set on getting the PVC, I'm just going to wait till I save up a bit of money.