Quote Originally Posted by bigballs
ok so two of my female balls were hatched at the same time from the same clutch so they are sisters.

i have had them since sept 11 2005 and they both weighed in around the same weight; 145g(yellow) and 130g(brown) <---those where their names at first...

ok so now its over a year later and their growth rate and current weight differs a lot from each other.

yellow is not shy at all and is a very agressive feeder and has never missed a single feed. she would even eat the f/t rat that brown didnt eat if she refused to eat that feeding.

brown is very shy and has missed a few feedings here and there but her feeding response has improved much in the past few months. she hasnt missed a feed in months.

their current weights are 1200g(yellow) and 725g(brown). so yellow has been eating much better then brown but this is a big weight gap for two females from the same clutch.

think that yellow would be a better breeder than brown because of her weight gain and size. they're only over a year so im going to wait until next to breed them anyways.

it's not a problem or anything i just wanted to talk about it and see if anyone else here has experiences like this.
Welcome to the headaches ball python females will cause you to have .This is perfect evidence on how each snake differs from there own clutch mates.I would veiw them both as good breeders in the future,the reason is they are gaining not losing weight.If they were picky eaters and only ate every other month and were losing weight they would be sold as a pet to someone if they were mine.Its possible brown could start eating better and pass up yellow .