weight question

[delerium_23]

i weighed Imriel for the first time today. he is approximately 3 months old and he weighed in at a whopping 64 grams.. does that seem in the right ballpark.. it looks like some of the other babies ive seen on here have been quite chunky...
i want him to grow up big and strong!

[Kilo]

personally I have seen 3 months olds at 80-100 grams. My 3 month old weighed in at 100 grams and at 4 months old weighed in at 124 grams.

[kavmon]

how big was he at hatch time? i had a 32 gram runt that is 90 grams now. most of mine are 200 plus grams at 3-4 months of age. here is a june hatch,





vaughn

[hoo-t]

What are you feeding him, and how often? Does he usually eat when you offer a food item?

Steve

[delerium_23]

I only got him a month ago.. so i have no idea how big he was at birth ...

i started out giving him mouse fuzzies cause its what i had, but once i was on here i realized that he could certainly eat something bigger... so the last feeding he had a small mouse and gobbled it up great.
Tonight will be the 4th time ive fed him ( every 7 days) and so far he has eaten every time.
He is definitly not a bad eater.. so im hoping that he will gain some weight, but i dont want to over feed him either..

[BPGirl]

We just got six BPs from 8 ball pythons that are all 3-4 months old and they all weigh between 86 and 100 grams

Where did you get him from?

[delerium_23]

i got him at a reptile show from a breeder in Rhode Island. He didnt seem to be any smaller than any of the others that i saw at the show ... could 2 weeks of eating the too small fuzzy mice have caused him to stay smaller than he should have?


hhmm i shall have to keep a good eye on his weight... luckily enough he eats with no problem, so there isnt THAT issue to deal with .. hopefully he will continue to gain weight.. i dont need him to be huge, just healthy!

He seems very healthy.. out and about in the evenings checking stuff out, not lethargic, curious to explore when i handle him... im just hoping he puts on some weight!

[hoo-t]

Yeah, the fuzzies probably weren't big enough to promote growth, especially if you were giving him one per week. If you've moved him up to small adult mice, I think you'll start seeing growth pretty quickly. If it was me, once he hit about 100 to 120 grams, I'd switch him over to appropriately sized rats (small fuzzy?).

Steve

[BPGirl]

Well if he's eating good than thats really all that matters, but I would recomend moving him up to rat pinkies.

Good luck.

[delerium_23]

ya i figured i would try the small mice and see how he did... then i will switch him to appropriate sized rats in a bit when he seems to need something a little bigger.
i just wasnt sure what was average for his age and couldnt think of a better place to ask! you guys are awesome!