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    Re: Safest and Fastest way to put weight on a ball python?

    Quote Originally Posted by NYHC4LIFE8899 View Post
    I got an answer,go get some money and go buy a proven breeder,problems solved,since your in a big rush...your snake will grow as it grows and mature is matures,nothing you can do about that...
    I am actually pretty sure OP was just asking for techniques, not saying "GOTTA GO FAST" and demanding that their snake puts on weight. Thank you, yet again, for your useful commentary.

    Anyone who's in the hobby knows and understands that things like powerfeeding are normally more negative than positive. Personally, I've found that one appropriately sized prey a week keeps my big boy growing steady for me, rather than the 15% rule, which had him plateauing every 50 grams gained. (My little girl gets her first meal with me today, no feedback on growth weight for her for a few months.)

    After all, it's not like they're balloon animals that you can pump up to size. They have individual metabolisms just like every other critter.

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    Last edited by Archimedes; 11-23-2013 at 01:21 PM.
    1.1 Ball Pythons
    a) Calliope 0.1, Banana Ball, 2018/19 season, 600g
    b) Geralt 1.0 Chocolate Sable Mojave pos. Trick ball, May 27th 2020

    3.2 Cats (Fury, Leviathan, Walter, Chell, Amelie); 2.0 Dogs (Bjorn, Anubis); 2.1 Ferrets (Bran, Tormund, Arya); 0.1 Beardie (Nefertiti); 0.1 Slider Turtle (Species uncertain) (Papaya); 2.0 Hermit Crabs (Tamatoa, Sushi); 0.1 Conure (Mauii); Two Axolotyls (Quetzl and Unnamed); Two Tree Frogs (Pluto and Colossus); One Anole (Zeus); One Crestie (Noferatu); 3.0 Guinea Pigs (Paco, Poncho and Piccolo); 0.1 Pink Toe T (Azula)

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    1.1 Oscar Cichlids (Rocky 1.0, hx2020, Red Fire, and Bubble 0.1, hx2019, Tiger), 1.1 Convict Cichlids (Hurley and Sloane), 0.1 Strawberry Peacock Cichlid (Comet), Two Plecos, Rubby the Rubbernose Pleco and Trinidad the common Pleco, 2.0 Upside Down Catfish (Poseidon, Neptune), One Red Parrot Cichlid (Firefly), 1.0 Betta Fish (Jenkins),
    2.2 Cherry Barbs ("The Worst"), 1.0 Electric Blue Acara (Goldeneye)

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