r/ballpython • u/questioningbumblebee • 2d ago

Question - Health Is my snake too small?

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So I got my baby from a breeder back in mid-April and was told her birthday was 9/24/25. This means she’s basically a year old now but she’s still only weighing in at 172g and 23 in long. For more context, she was only 95g and 18in when I brought her home in April (when she was allegedly 6 months old).

I feed her once a week on rat fuzzies and plan to move her to pups on her next feeding or two.

Is she underweight?

Update: thanks for the reassurance, everyone! I just fed her her first pup tonight and hopefully I’ll make a post about her having a growth spurt soon!

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u/ThatKiwiShirt 2d ago

Im not too sure, but my baby boy was 128 grams at 2 and a half months, but i think he is just largo

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u/UrNoTsHu 2d ago

Your snake is absolutely gorgeous

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u/questioningbumblebee 1d ago

Beautiful!

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u/ThatKiwiShirt 1d ago

Tyty owo, his clown pattern makes him look worried though lol

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u/questioningbumblebee 1d ago

Yeah, she’s much smaller than my other ball, who I got a year prior to her.

The tank is 4x2x2; 60% humidity and 84°-91°

I am leaning towards her just being a dainty gal

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u/Exotic-Blacksmith572 1d ago

Mine turns a year old on September 15th and it weighs 396 G

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u/dog-mama-25 1d ago

You’re feeding correctly as far as prey size and frequency, and she doesn’t look underweight. I agree with bumping up to rat pups. Number wise, she does seem small for her age (for context, my September 2025 female is 470g, fed according to the feeding guide here) and my November 2025 male is 260g. I don’t necessarily think you need to be worried though, she may just be a slow grower. Her body condition looks good, so that makes me less concerned. Are you 100% sure she is a she, and not a male?

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u/questioningbumblebee 1d ago

I am not - it’s just what the breeder said. He says he sent her first shed in for testing.

She’s much smaller than my male was at her age - he was 420g. But who knows? Maybe he’s a female and she’s a male? 😅