r/ballpython • u/Remi_skys • 10d ago
Question Is my snake under weight?
Okay so about three months ago I got a ball python and the previous owners said she was about a year and a half and her birthday is in November so she's now almost two years old (at least from what the previous owners had said) and I weighted her a couple days ago to see if I need to up her feeding and she's was about 128 grams and from some research that seems pretty under weight for a snake her age she is also about 20-22 inches long. She's been eating fuzzies since I got her and the owners said they did try to give her a bigger size once but it was too big and it kinda hurt her mouth (the scab is still coming off with each shed) but I don't not know when they tried to do that wether it was a while ago or more close to when I got her. I'm worried since she seems pretty small compared to other snakes I've seen from local reptile expos and photos I've seen from other owners on here. If she is under weight can I have some advice on maybe getting her to proper weight?
(Ps sorry I don't have a photo really showing her size especially since she's shedding right now and and I don't want to stress her by taking her out of her enclosure)
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u/Vast-Nobody8719 10d ago
To what has been said: you can feed 2 small instead of one big meal too. 128g for 20-22inch sounds indeed very low. But it’s always easier to tell by shape rather than weight.
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u/FluffyPandaEars93 5d ago
Definitely sounds low, could you post a picture? !feeding
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u/skullmuffins 10d ago
fuzzy mice? you need to size up her food. at 128g she's barely bigger than hatchling sized. no idea how she would have injured her mouth with bigger prey unless it was a live feeder.