Good New's and Bad New's

[Hotshot]

yup, found out the hard way. wont happen again

[Hotshot]

i called a few ppl pet store will probe her so il take them over there i also called a vet and had them set some stuff up for a full check up

[joepythons]

Incase you have missed this i will ask again.Who is this breeder/freind of a freind? If this deal goes well or not so well then maybe its a good idea to let everyone know .Now do not slam him/her until the time is needed if at all.

[Patrick Long]

who said i spent 2 years on my pastel? zzz??????????????????????????????? my pastel was got for next year for my so called female

so what you're saying is I CAN NOT BUY A FEMALE SNAKE AND FEED HER FOR 2 and a half YEARS AND WAIT TILL 12 MONTHS BEFOR I WANT TO BREED TO BUY A PASTEL? this what you're telling me?

dude....this doesn't even make sense.

[Entropy]

dude....this doesn't even make sense.

Not much of this makes sense....

[Hotshot]

dude....this doesn't even make sense.

dont worry about it lifes good
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joe I'm not gonna worry tell after I see the vet and get them probed he might be right, but now im banking on a 50/50 and I was never good with luck

[ama1997]

http://www.reptilebasics.com/My-Weig...l-p-16191.html
This is a great scale up to 7000g. I picked it up a few months back it has been great. Id get one. If you plan on breeding your going to need it then anyways. To weigh eggs,babies,Mother after she laid the eggs. If your raising snakes, breeding and all that. One thing you need a good scale. Cant depend on someone else to weigh all your snakes. Also like said before from some of your other post. It sounds like you have alot to learn before even thinking about breeding. Another thing if that snake is only 600g at 2-3 years old. Somethings not right either the scale it was weighed on, or something is going on with the snake. I have a 7 month old male pastel that is already over 600g. I know thats not crazy growth or anything. I know there are 07 ball pythons out there way over that. As far as the breeder goes or any breeder. Anyone you are thinking about getting a snake from you need to check out before you buy. Lots of not so honest people out there. If they see someone they know doesnt know alot about ball pythons. The will try and sell you an albino corn snake, and charge you for an albino ball.

Take the advice that people have given you. There not being idiots or anything. Its hard to help someone that asks a question or for help. Then doesnt like the answer or doesnt want to here that answer. If you want to breed ball pythons, fine great another new person to the hobbie. But you have alot to learn young grasshopper. Before you should even think about breeding. Ive only been breeding for 6 years now. The only thing I know for sure. Is that after 6 years I still dont know all there is to keeping and breeding ball pythons.

[Hotshot]

yes, I know thats why I'm here 12 months befor I wanna even try ...what I'm thinking somthing wrong with the scale OR my snake has somthing and shes going to the vet...oh and how can a 3-4 year old female be 600g when my 6 month old is 140 lol?

[Nate]

oh and how can a 3-4 year old female be 600g when my 6 month old is 140 lol?

Weigh your snakes accurately. If your snakes are THAT underweight...you're clearly doing something wrong, or you have parasites that are eating your snakes alive.

[ama1997]

It can happen it could have some kind of bug. I have an 03 normal female she eats every week small rats. She only weighs 1166g Ive had her to the vet nothings wrong with her. I have her sister too and she is my biggest female at 2549g. I was hoping to breed her this year but still a bit to small for me. I have an 06 female that is only 100g bigger than my 07 male pastel. she has never missed a meal. They are like people (kind of) some grow bigger,faster. Some stay smaller,thinner. There might not be anything wrong with your snake. Could just be small, but then again there could be. Getting it into a good vet will be the only way to tell. Getting a good scale also will help telling if shes 600g or over 1500g. Like asked before can you take a picture of her next to something so we can try and guess the weight. Put her down and set a pop can by her just so we have something to compare her to. Would help us guess her weight. My 600g or even the 700g are thinner than a pop can. If shes bigger than a pop can is round then. I would guess she should be atleast over 1000g.