Average 1yr size

[rtman26]

Just curious....what would you say is the average weight of a year-old bp? I know it varies quite a bit--just wondering. My snake is a little over a year old (june or july 2012), 30" long+/-, and I have no idea how much he weighs. He eats two adult mice a week and I might kick it up to three. I know rats are preferable but I have a bunch of frozen mice and want to get rid of them before I buy any rats. Anyway, I was just curious. Here's a pic for reference:




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[decensored]

He's looks about right for length. My yearlings are usually between 800-1000 grams. I'd put him at around that, maybe closer to the 800 gram mark. He looks a tad bit on the thin side I think kicking up his food intake would be a good idea. The average adult mouse is about 20-25 grams and a 1000 gram ball python should be eating between 100 -150 grams in a feeding. 4 may be a bit much to throw at him in one feeding but you may want to feed 3 mice, every 5 days or so if you still want to feed mice.

[MarkS]

My yearlings are no where near that size, but then I generally feed a lot less then most people. There really isn't an 'average' size for ball python yearlings, it's pretty much depends on how much and how often you feed them.

[sho220]

Just curious....what would you say is the average weight of a year-old bp?

If they eat consistently, mine usually hit between 1000-1500 grams by their first year...

[rtman26]

That's about what I was thinking. As always, the info is much appreciated!