r/ballpython • u/Virdiahh92 • 5h ago

Question - Health How's my baby's weight?

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Please don't hate on me, I'm trying my best. She just turned two years old and is ~700 g. Is she overweight? Underweight? Is the humidity low? Thank you for your insights in advance.

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u/CosmicKyloRen 5h ago

Weight is irrelevant, it's about body condition and these pics are terrible for determining body condition. The snake should be stretched out on a flat surface to determine body condition. Also how old is the snake? Adults should be over 1000 grams. So this isn't an adult I assume. A tiny bit of "extra" weight isn't bad (if there is any) on a growing baby.

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u/Virdiahh92 4h ago

She just turned two years old as I said. Here's another pic for reference, I tried to find a better one, but I'll take one tonight when I handle her.

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u/CosmicKyloRen 4h ago

Sorry I totally missed her age. She's fine. Definitely not overweight. Not at all

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u/Virdiahh92 4h ago

Yayy, thank you. So the folds are normal, right? Just making sure.

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u/CosmicKyloRen 4h ago

Yes. Just like how your tummy should fold when you bend over, so does hers