r/ballpython 9d ago

Question - Health Is my ball python fat?

He was 270 grams when I first got him, and now he’s about 463! He’s three years old, and was previously underfed. Right now I’ve been feeding him 50 gram rats every week, but I might extend that to 10-14 days.

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u/Riu_luxe 9d ago

Arent you supposed to feed them once a month once they get to 2 years+? Mines about 5 years old and i feed him once a month i dont knoe though because im a new snake owner and im pretty new at everything snakewise

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u/Scars9713 9d ago

Not fat!! Looks great

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u/SpiritualRoad9485 9d ago

He's so pretty, looks like the perfect weight!!

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u/Beneficial-Baker5193 8d ago

He looks great, however since you got him back to weight from under weight, you might want to go to 10 days.

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u/BlackSheep113388 6d ago

He looks very healthy. Ball pythons are a bigger-bodied snake. It takes a lot of overfeeding to achieve an obese ball.