Adopted Adult Ball Python (need expertise)

[Dirulurv]

You know what I'd do? Buy a digital kitchen scale! Just a cheap one from Wal-Mart or whatever, for like $10. It's hard to say what underweight is, especially with no pictures. But for yourself, a scale may come in very handy. I have one and use it all the time for my snakes. It's good to see how they grow and change, and if there were any feeding issues to see if they lose weight. I also log in snake notebooks for mine (feeding days, sheds, changes in behaviour, etc.).

All the best!

My ball was underweight when I first got him and feeding him a mouse every week got him back to good weight. He's gonna be moving to rats soon. So, I'd suggest every 7 days with a little bit smaller prey than "usual". Don't want to over feed him. Again, pictures would help determine if you could go a longer stretch because he's not super underweight.

Awesome on the good vet trip!!!

thanks for your replies! im having issues posting pictures at any to my posts. im sorry, I don't know how to successfully do it.. I do have a kitchen scale, exactly one from walmart too! that ive reserved for weighing my royals. at the vets he was weighed in at 1600g+.. I didn't get to see exact weight and I have a min 2 day "no disturbance" rule after my royals eat so they can digest so I wont weigh him till tm or Friday. ill keep a note book on weight changes.

thanks!