Yes, that has been talked about.Originally Posted by snakequeen74
I'm not sure if Jag has some "big BP genes" but I do know that in some form or another he is a bit odd with his growth. I have mentioned before that I bought 5 hatchlings, all approx. the same age that year. They were all fed at the same schedule. I fed conservatively, never "power fed". Not a fan of it.
Even though he was fed at the same schedule, Jag grew bigger and faster, right away. Noticeably so. Why? I don't know.
To this day I have yet to see a male that big. Again, he is NOT fat. Never been powerfed. Not flabby at all. All muscle. Yet, he is LARGE with a proportionally big head.
I have had 2 rescues, one about 14 years ago, the other about 7 years ago. Both were female and were BIG. Not just big/fat, but just big overall. Really big heads, too. One was 4500 gr, the other 3000 gr. They too, seemed "different" to me. And I've had many Ball Pythons (used to rescue, too) and I've seen many.
Is there something to "Volta" ? I don't know. But I do know that some Ball Pythons seem to grow faster and bigger and end up looking "larger" overall (not just fat like some)
To me it doesn't really matter, aside from the whole thing being interesting from a research point of view. I love that big worm and I think he is a pretty cool snake
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