Hello all

[jschwe]

I know that all snakes grow at different speeds, but the three balls I have that are ~300g were born around august-november of 2012. And the year-and-a-half olds I have are ~700-1000g. Not to say that it's not possible, but it does seem pretty small. She's probably not as old as they claimed, she looks too healthy to be underfed.

ETA: as far as breeding goes, once she is sitting comfortably at a good weight (at least 1500g) its usually pretty safe. Just make sure she looks nice and chubby!

[TheSnakeGuy]

I saw that book at a vendors table for only 35$. I just looked it up on amazon.com and it's over 200$. I guess I should've bought that one at the reptile show. It was even autographed by one of the two authors. Boy did I miss out on a great deal.

[Valley]

She's definitely healthy. Nice shed, eats every week.. I did but her around August time, maybe they had her confused with another snake. If the balls you have were born around aug and are the same weight as mine, I'm just going to assume the person I was talking to confused the snakes.

And yes you did miss out on a deal! Also don't buy from amazon, $200 is expensive. I paid $90, that included $15 for shipping.

[Kaorte]

Maybe they meant 5 weeks old, not 5 months? That would fit the timeline much better.

You can buy the book straight from VPI: http://vpi.com/store

I won my copy in a USARK raffle Although I did spend about $60 in tickets haha

[MrLang]

Jealous of your book!

[Valley]

You did save about $15 off the original price of the book excluding shipping so I'd say you did just fine!

And yes 5 weeks would fit better as far as her size goes so I think that's what I'll be sticking with.

[Valley]

Jealous of your book!

It's definitely a wealth of knowledge! Very well done and organized. Is there any particular section of the book you were interested in? I could take a picture or two for you.