Got told today...

[zelos888]

Oh Hello then!

[Zombie]

My wife saw your Facebook post as well she is another Heather

In no way is feeding your 1000g BP 10% it's body weight a week considered power feeding. The rule of thumb is usually 15% by weight is normal food size. I don't use weights, I am just use to eyeballing it

I have seen snakes grow fast, I have seen snakes grow slow. All eating the same exact way...

[Zombie]

Post a pic of your snake and I'd be happy to look at her body condition to help determine if she is in fact gaining too much weight too fast. Then you can go smaller feeders if necessary.

She probably stopped eating because a lot of girls hit the "wall" at 1000g and just decide its time to not eat for a little bit glad she ate for ya

[kitedemon]

The rodent sizes vary a lot it is why I like to use weights. 10% is a normal meal and once a week is fine for a sub adult. Heck I feed adults once a week too just not always 10%. 100gm at a year seems fine to me my last snake that is just over a year is 900gm so not very far apart. It seems like everything you have said is normal what the heck are they saying? The FB page I belong to has some of the stupidest notions I have even heard of on it.

[TheSnakeEye]

I would not seat it at all. As long as your are feeding appropriately, it doesn't matter how big she is. I have seen many yearlings hit 1,000 grams easily. And at the rate my holdbacks are growing, I wouldn't be surprised if the too got well over 1,000 around the year mark.


BTW successfully owning a large quantity of snakes can make an "expert" but sometimes it's more of what you know. There are plenty of people on here who only have a handful of snakes and are very educated when it comes to ball pythons.

[Solarsoldier001]

I have a December 2011 spider that is over 1600grams now. And my boyfriend has a December 2012 albino that is over 1700g. They just hit a year a couple months ago and they have been offered one rat once a week since birth. Some snakes are just big I think.


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[Kodieh]

I would tell the guy that just because you've done something for a long time doesn't mean you're right. Plenty of people have done wrong things for years without too many negative consequences.

Everyone's going to do it their way. I've come to accept that, and I've come to accept that if we all do it the same way then there's a chance we're all going to end up doing something wrong collectively. Some things are standard, but some things can be negotiated. I know a guy that offers every two weeks. And I know people who offer 1000g females every 5 days too. Just depends on what you feel is right when it comes to feeding.

Power feeding, which I don't think has been covered yet, is feeding multiple prey items but as your snake begins to finish the first you place the next one in its mouth and it also swallows that. Not to be confused with someone who feeds several mice instead of rats.
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[Solarsoldier001]

Correction albino is a 2011 not 2012


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[TheSnakeEye]

Correction albino is a 2011 not 2012


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I was going to say, what is your secret lol

[mainbutter]

It's pretty easy to tell a healthy ball python from an obese one. Heavy and short with a small head = fat.

Good size with length and a head with the right proportional size to the body = just fine.