Good Weight?

[VI Reptiles]

Hi, I have a bp that is 9 months old and is 350 grams, is this a good weight or should I be feeding more? I have been feeding 2 adult mice each week for 2 weeks , maybe I should feed a small rat or medium, he is about 2ft and a bit and hes very plump if u ask me!

[Artemis]

Sounds good but I would try to switch to rats if you can. When the BP is fully grown then adult mice will not be enough of a meal for it. Try offering rats instead and if he will not take them, try scenting them with a mouse first by rubbing the mouse on the before you offer.

If you feed live, then rats and adult mice both have the potential to injure your snake severely when you feed. Frozen/thawed (f/t) meals are best for your snake, and if that is not an option a stunned or pre-killed prey item will insure your snake never winds up with flesh wounds, injured eyes, or a bitten off tongue.

Post some pics of your snake if you can, we would love to see him.

Artemis

[mykee]

Sounds underfed to me. Even my males that are terrible eaters are bigger than 350g at 9 mos, I'e got 2 month old balls that are 350g. Switch him to rats, and feed him every 5-7 days. Post a pic if you can.

[VI Reptiles]

what size? i was thinking about small or medium

[Jeff_Favelle]

Kind of small for 9 months old. BP's are really really heaby-bodied pythons. Not so much as Blood Pythons, but they should be THICK. 350g after almost a year isn't nearly thick enough, unless it was a runt to start with.

[AngelOfDeath]

what is the length of your BP?

[VI Reptiles]

Well, he was VERY small when I got him which was from a pet store and was about 1 inch thick and about 1 ft when i got. He also had mites but they are far gone by now as I treated with betadine which killed them after 3 baths or so which was every night. He was he was also about 40 grams when i got and I started feeding adult mice on the second feed!

[nita]

wow, 40 g is a small BP. Mind you I have difficult eaters that are only 400g at 2 yrs. They like to eat for a month great and then stop for 2 Grrrrr..... not to mention they will only eat mice!! If your little one will eat more give him more I have one 3 month old that will eat 2 adult mice every 3 - 5 days I'm hoping she continues this trend! My Medusa was just over 200g when I got her at 2 yrs old and I offered her small rats, just bigger than a jumbo mouse and she eats them no problem, she is now over 500g after 4 months and eats no problem every week.

[VI Reptiles]

ya he was the biggest one there! Right now mine eats like a beast and has an awesome feeding response when hungry! I only used to give him 1 mouse but then i figured he wasnt geting very big so i just started with 2!

[mykee]

Now do the same with rats, and you're well on your way.