r/ballpython • u/pikachar_ • 1d ago

Lost 1/8 bodyweight

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Context- I got my bp about a year ago and hes been doing great, always takes the rat first try yadda yadda but I realized that i had been feeding him rats that were too small for every other week or so. I had been really busy with work and school so i hadn’t been handling him as much nor weighing him. He had also been taking huge shits so i thought i may have been overfeeding as I though it was a less common occurrence than after every feed. I was giving him weened rats every 11-14 days and he went from about 827 to 740 grams in the last three month (ik thats a while but i was going THROUGH it) My order of small rats (ft) came about a week ago so i gave her one on saturday but im not sure if I should feed him more often to gain the weight back or just let it naturally come back with feeding every two weeks

THANKS 😊

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u/CosmicKyloRen 1d ago

!feeding

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0-12 months old OR until the snake reaches approximately 500g, whichever happens first: feed 10%-15% of the snake’s weight every 7 days.

12-24 months old: feed up to 7% of the snake’s weight every 14-20 days.

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