Don't always believe the internet on averages for these guys. At a glance your baby looks perfect and healthy.
I have a little girl I'm fussing with that is currently around 40 grams. She hatched at 26 grams on July 8th. Her biggest sibling is around 180grams. Lol.
I have one male that hit 700 grams before his first birthday as well.
The tub is definitely so big for a tiny little snake. She's adorable and so tiny in there. A smaller home will definitely make her feel more safe. It is hard to regulate a cool and warm spot on a smaller size tub, so at the very least, you want a small hot spot to be correct and at least a few degrees cooler elsewhere. I keep my babies in a rack of tubs so the back will be above a 3 inch wide strip of heat for the belly and the front will be cooler. Typically around 76-78 because the hot spot is small.
They also like to hold poop for a while. Sometimes at this age they will just poop once or twice between sheds and leave you with an unbelievable mess the day of.
One other thing I don't know if the breeder mentioned or if you have looked into it.... Your baby is a beautiful combo of genes. One is the spider gene. This can sometimes make the first couple meals at home a bit frustrating. It's kind of like having a balance issue, and stress can make it worse. So the first month is definitely a challenge in making them comfortable and making sure they eat to make them as comfy as possible. She may wobble her head or miss her strikes at her food. If she's being held and she moves partway off your hand, she might twirl her body a bit because up and down is weird for them. But once she settles in and is comfy, a lot of spider combo ball pythons can be happy and healthy. Mine is one of my best feeders but her first 2 weeks she was a little bit too wobbly to get a meal. Now she barely wobbles at all unless she's very excited about food.
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