Quote Originally Posted by littleindiangirl View Post
I really didnt think they would stay THAT small, that's pretty incredible. She really is about the size of a 6 months old. I guess I more meant that I couldn't imagine the snake only staying that size, but it sounds like from your descriptions that she has grown quite larger since she's been with you.

From the post by Malposo, I got from it that the BP would stay that size there if underfed for a couple of years and not grow any bigger even if fed regular sized meals.
Well pictures say her story. This is Kyna last year on her nice 7 egg clutch. A bit thin post-lay as most of them are but she bounced right back to her pre-breeding season healthy weight which is usually around the 1,800 gram mark.



I doubt you could permanently stunt a snake by poor feeding but I hope I never find out if that's the truth. Awful thing to contemplate someone doing on purpose isn't it. We did worry over Kyna even as she grew because she was so obviously undersized at almost 2 years of age. We weren't sure if there would be long lasting physical effects for her but she simply glows with good health now. She's also one of our most outgoing ball pythons. We often say she acts more like our boas than a ball python.