Healthy weight?

[Jay633]

Hi I bought my Butter Enchi Female on 1/7/17 weighing in at 180 grams and as of today 4/5/17 she is sitting at 323 Grams that's 143 grams in a three months time. Does that seem like a healthy gain? She gets fed every 5-7 days , she is eating F/T small rats


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[Meerna]

I'm no expert, but I'll share my thoughts with you. I know each snake will grow at its own pace, but if you are feeding her small rats at that size I'd say that's a fairly normal growth rate. I got my oldest three snakes when they were already a year or more in age, and Calypso is the only one I have records on from the breeder so I can see how she grew from those. She didn't get her first small rat until nearly 500 grams. I would think a snake at 180 grams wouldn't be able to eat a small rat, but if you've fed one multiple times it seems that she can. I think it would be considered overfeeding.

[Stewart_Reptiles]

It's not about weight they all grow at different rate based on various factors,it's about being properly fed and good proportions.

[Jay633]

Thanks for the replies guys, I'm sorry, my bp was being fed mice not until she got to 300 grams. Reason being is because the petco shops near me or smaller shops didn't carry nice big enough to put a bulge in her tummy so I started feeding her rats a bit bigger then the thickest part of her body.


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